Washington, May 16 (ANI): Colorful vegetables are often promoted as top nutrient sources, but leading nutrition scientists have revealed that potatoes and other white vegetables are just as important to a healthy diet as their colorful cousins in the produce aisle.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Scientists have proposed the use of a new technology that promises to keep fruits, vegetables and cut flowers fresh for longer period, reducing the billions of dollars of loss incurred each year from wastage.

Washington, May 2 (ANI): A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables - combined with "anti-ageing" supplements - improves blood vessel function, a new study has found.

Washington, April 23 (ANI): Three new studies have contributed to the growing body of evidence for the health benefits of added fibres in the diet.

Washington, April 11 (ANI): Gossypin, a naturally-occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, has been for the first time found effective against melanoma, which causes the majority of deaths from skin cancer.

Fukushima (Japan), Mar.28 (ANI): The nuclear disaster that hit Japan's Fukushima Prefecture over two years ago, forcing the evacuation of over 160,000 residents, appears now to be gradually receding into the past, with key officials saying that daily essentials such as rice, vegetables and other products are free of radioactive substance.

Washington, February 23 (ANI): Fruits and vegetables are good for kids' health. But, would kids like to eat lunches that consist of nutritious food rather than the high-fat options?

Sydney, Feb. 19 (ANI): Cut down on your meat portions and fill your plate with vegetables if you cared at all about your planet.

London, Feb 17 (ANI): Eating at least three portions of fruit and vegetables daily - including carrots, cabbages and kiwi fruit - gives your skin a "healthy" radiance akin to a tan after just a few weeks, a new study has revealed.

London, February 15 (ANI): What a woman eats during pregnancy and breast feeding can significantly influence the type of food that her baby will prefer when being weaned, a series of studies has found.

Washington, February 8 (ANI): Adding fruits and vegetables to the diet may help protect the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with too much acid build-up, according to a study.

Washington, February 7 (ANI): Mediterranean-style diet that emphasizes on fruits, vegetables and legumes, whole grains, fish, and using olive oil and herbs in place of butter and salt may help people with diabetes lose weight and lower blood sugar.

Melbourne, February 4 (ANI): You need more than planning and organisation to win the weight-loss battle.

London, January 26 (ANI): There is no evidence that a Mediterranean diet which involve eating plenty of fruit, vegetables and oily fish boosts memory or concentration in old age, say French scientists.

Washington, January 25 (ANI): The consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer, according to a study.

Washington, January 24 (ANI): A new research from New Zealand's University of Otago has suggested that eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life.

London, Jan 18 (ANI): People who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables tend to be more optimistic about the future, a new study has found.

Washington, January 6 (ANI): Food concocting - the making of strange food mixtures like mashed potatoes and Oreo cookies, frozen vegetables mixed with mayonnaise, and chips with lemon, pork rinds, Italian dressing and salt - is common among binge eaters, a new study has suggested.

Chatra (Jharkhand), Jan. 2 (ANI): Farmers here, one of the worst Maoist-affected districts in Jharkhand, were once forced to cultivate poppy by the rebels to fund their operations in the region, but now with the decline of Maoist activity, the situation in the area is taking a turn for the better. Farmers are now engaged in growing vegetables.

Johannesburg, Dec 8 (ANI): Women with higher levels of micronutrients found in many fruits and vegetables may be less likely to develop breast cancer, new study has revealed.

London, Dec 5 (ANI): Chinese astronauts are planning to grow fresh vegetables on Mars and the moon after researchers successfully completed a preliminary test in Beijing.

London, December 4 (ANI): Dieters are often advised to eat fruit and vegetables at meal times to help them feel full for longer and avoid gobbling down calorie-laden food later in the day.

New York, Nov 27 (ANI): Jessica Simpson has reportedly dropped 60-pounds of baby weight in four months - thanks to her extreme four-month crash diet plan that features low-fat smoothies, protein and plenty of vegetables.

Siliguri (West Bengal), Nov.26 (ANI): Orange producers of West Bengal have found a lucrative market in Bangladesh, despite that country's government imposing a 26 percent import duty per kilogram on Indian fruits and vegetables

Washington, Nov. 18 (ANI): A senior nutritionist from Boston has revealed that many fruits and vegetables can be incorporated in a healthy diet to fight cancer.