Vegetables are not healthy for your health. The World Health Organization considers inactivity and poor diet to be the "biggest worldwide risk to health," yet just one in ten Americans receives enough veggies via food, and some consume no vegetables at all. Even more alarming is that many cancers and chronic diseases now appear to have a dietary component-that's why doctors refer to them as "nutritional cancers" or "nutrition-related illnesses." These include cancers of the colon, rectum; stomach; esophagus; pancreas; liver; breast; ovary; prostate; kidney; bladder; lung; head and neck. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, foods high in toxic substances can increase your risk of developing cancer: alcohol; tobacco products; chemicals found in pesticides and other industrial products; air pollution particles like soot and smoke from fireplaces, cigarettes, and diesel cars; and radon gas, which is found in some homes and buildings. The more of these toxins you ingest, the higher your risk of getting sick. So if you don't eat vegetables, you're also likely not eating fruit, whole grains, legumes, fish, or chicken. And since most people in the Western world follow this type of diet, that's what most people are exposed to every day. However, there are options. If you aren't able to eat vegetables, then certainly you can still eat fruits.