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Are the effects of dietary fruits and vegetables on human health related to those of chronic dietary restriction on animal longevity and disease?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

W. F. J. Cuthbertson
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19 Nevill RoadRottingdeanBrighton BN2 7HH, UK
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Abstract

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Letter to the Editors
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2006

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