A review of human epidemiologic studies and 22 animal studies on the relationship between fruits and vegetables and cancer risk found that:
RAW VEGETABLES ARE THE NUMBER ONE PROTECTIVE FOOD AGAINST CANCER
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World Cancer Research Fund, London, England.
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