Ripening Blackberries (photo by Old Grey Sea Wolf, courtesy of morguefile.com)

For reasons not entirely clear, a study from University of Cambridge researchers has shown that people who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C have a lower risk of stroke.

A CBS News report on the study says, “Blood vitamin C levels tend to be much higher in people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables than in people who do not.”

The report goes on to say that the findings do not prove that it is the vitamin C in fruits and vegetables that offers protection, and most studies have found that taking vitamin C supplements is of no benefit for lowering stroke risk.

CBS News quotes Mark Levine, MD, of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, “Eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Think about color, and eat a rainbow of plant foods. That is a pretty simple thing to do.”

To read the CBS News report cited above go to: Study Links Vitamin C To Stroke Risk