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Should doctors prescribe daily fruit and vegetable intake like pills?

We are constantly told what the healthy Indian plate should look like, given our proneness to obesity and chronic illnesses like diabetes. But bred on a carbohydrate-heavy diet, we tend to switch back to old food loyalties. Can doctors prescribing the amount of fruits and vegetables to be had daily, just like a drug, help? A new study shows that when doctors did so, patients ate more produce, lost weight and experienced significant reduction in blood pressure.