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The burden of ischaemic heart disease and stroke could be reduced by up to 17% and 10%, respectively, in the EU-15 and by 24% and 15%, respectively, in the EU-10; potential reductions for the selected cancers varied from 1% to 12% in the EU-15 and from 2% to 17% in the EU-10.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S136898000600098X_sec05\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The potential health gain of increased fruit and vegetable intake is particularly large in the new Member States, and particularly high for cardiovascular diseases, a main cause of health divide in Europe. 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