In this prospective study involving 41,243 candidates, researchers sought to assess how amount of fruit, vegetable, and legume consumption impacts the risk of major cardiovascular disease (CVD), CVD mortality, cancer incidence, cancer mortality, and all-cause mortality. In the baseline survey, candidates attended 1 of 115 (45 urban and 70 rural) communities from 12 provinces to complete a standardized questionnaire and had a physical examination between 2005 and 2009; they were then followed up until 2017 for the current analysis. It was noted that the average combined average daily intake of fruit, vegetable, and legume was 2.97 servings per day. They recorded 1,893 major CVDs, 794 cancer events, and 1,324 deaths (411 CVD deaths and 429 cancer deaths) over a median follow-up of 8.9 years. This investigation shows that the lowest mortality was shown by Chinese individuals with daily consumption of four to five servings (equivalent to 500-625 g/day) of fruit, vegetables and legumes, which offers a driving message that lifestyle changes to eat more fruit, vegetables and legumes could have larger beneficial effects on reducing mortality for all causes.