GP Dr Dawn Harper previously told HuffPost UK that she’s sceptical of “superfoods” – “there is no one single silver bullet that will enhance your chances of living a long and healthy life,” she said.
You might think that Dr Jennifer Di Noia, an Associate Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, whose 2014 paper sought to find the best fruits and veg to reduce our disease risk, was more fond of terms like these.
But she had her own concerns. “Efforts to define... powerhouse fruits and vegetables (PFV), foods most strongly associated with reduced chronic disease risk... are lacking,” she wrote at the time.
So, the researcher set out research-backed terms.
What counts as “powerhouse fruits and vegetables” or PFVs?
In her study, “powerhouse” fruits and vegetables had to offer at least 10% more of 17 nutrients per 100 calories than other foods.
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