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London (PTI): Vegetarian diet and fresh fruits contribute to a longer life, suggested a study which showed that it gives protection against a wide variety of cancers.

Scientists attending the First International Congress on Nutrition and

Cancer in Turkey last week discussed the effect of nutrition on skin health as well as on malignancies.

Professor Walter Willett, of Harvard University, suggested increase in the intake of fruit and vegetables to prevent cancer.

He said this would be particularly useful in reducing cancers of the head and neck, such as those of the mouth, throat and oesophagus as well as those of the gastrointestinal tract and, above all, prostate, breast and ovaries, the Times online reported on Thursday.

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