Eating fruits, veggies modestly linked to lower cancer risk, study says

High fruit and vegetable intake is only modestly associated with lower overall cancer risk, according to findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study.

The study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute recently. Among 9,604 men and 21,000 women with cancer.

Those who consumed 200 grams of fruits and vegetables a day -- akin to eating one medium apple with skin -- had approximately 2.5 percent lower cancer risk compared to those who ate less than 200 grams.

The cancer risk is considered small. But, as Pam Popper writes in her blog on vegsource.com, the inferences drawn from the study -- that eating fruits and veggies isn't really going to help you avoid or survive cancer -- would be incorrect.