While health experts remain conflicted on a number of questions about nutrition, there are very few who would contest the assertion that Americans drink too much soda and don't eat enough vegetables.

According to research recently presented at an American Heart Association conference, if Americans cut 8oz of soda out of their daily diet, while adding 100g of fruit, 100g of vegetables, and 50g of whole grains, the U.S. would experience 3.5 million fewer deaths related to cardiovascular disease in the next two years.

Way easier said than done, of course.

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