Brown and beige dominate the plate: Daily dose of color needed to fill America's 'phytonutrient gap'
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Brown and beige dominate the plate: Daily dose of color needed to fill America's 'phytonutrient gap'
"America's Phytonutrient Report" by Nutrilite is the first major analysis of fruit and vegetable consumption by color category of select phytonutrients to calculate American's phytonutrient gap. Phytonutrients are natural compounds found in plants, such as lycopene from tomatoes, resveratrol from grapes, and lutein from spinach leaves. The report revealed that, on average, a staggering 80 percent of Americans fall short in getting phytonutrients found in fruits and vegetables.
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80% (only?) of Americans short of phytonutrients - I say this contributes to epidemic of inflammation in US http://bit.ly/1AIccJ
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