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Chennai: If you are scouting for a magic potion to live a longer and healthy life try five daily servings of fruits and vegetables in which two are fruits and three are vegetables according to new research that combed through studies representing nearly 2 million adults globally. Analysis of all studies revealed that intake of about five servings of fruits and vegetables daily was associated with the lowest risk of death. Not all foods that one might consider to be fruits and vegetables offered the same benefits. On the other hand green leafy vegetables including spinach lettuce and kale and fruit and vegetables rich in beta carotene and vitamin C such as citrus fruits berries and carrots showed benefits. Eating about two servings daily of fruits and three servings daily of vegetables was associated with the greatest longevity” said the study that appeared in American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation..