Does Eating a Wider Variety of Plants Improve Your Health?

https://www.news-medical.net/health/Does-Eating-a-Wider-Variety-of-Plants-Improve-Your-Health.aspx Could the number of plant species on your plate reveal something that portion sizes and food groups miss? For decades, dietary advice has focused on consuming specific quantities of each food group. More recently, researchers are exploring whether species diversity itself acts as an independent marker of diet quality. This concept, also known as dietary or food biodiversity, includes the diversity of plant and animal species consumed. Plant-focused approaches encourage consuming a wide range of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices.2,4 Evidence links greater dietary species richness with better nutrient adequacy, while the independent health benefits of increasing plant species counts remain uncertain.1,4