Eat and be well Nutritionists name the 10 most important foods By Marge Perry | Posted June 22, 2004 [....]Here are some of the best disease-fighting, health-promoting foods that came up on our nutritionists' Top 10 lists: 1. BLUEBERRIES. [....] 2. GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES. [....] 3. NUTS. [....] 4. FATTY FISH. [....] 5. AVOCADOS.[....] 6. WHOLE GRAINS. [....] 7. LEGUMES, INCLUDING SOY. [....] 8. LOW-FAT DAIRY (MILK AND YOGURT). [....] 9. EGGS. [....] 10. DARK CHOCOLATE. Yep, that's right, chocolate. Justify it nutritionally: dark (unsweetened chocolate) has compounds similar to red wine that benefit heart health. The flavonoids (an antioxidant-like...