Do beans count as fruit/vegetables?
I'm not an academic. I try and be healthy and feel that my diet is pretty healthy. Recently I was looking at a study that analyzed healthy lifestyle and mortality. They described eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables as healthy. With that being said, it's not unusual for me to have 2-5 servings of beans in a day but only 2 servings of fruits/vegetables.
When looking at studies that talk about eating fruits and vegetables, does eating beans count or are they specifically excluded? Or does it depend on the study? The study I saw wasn't specific about this.