Fruit & veg - five a day?
In this issue of the student supplement we look at why eating a diet rich in fruit and veg can help keep the doctors away
The World Health Organisation (WHO) advises us to eat at least five 100g portions of fruit and vegetables a day to keep healthy and lower our chances of getting such illnesses as heart disease and certain types of cancer. What evidence is there that this is good advice?
Five years ago the WHO annual report listed 'a lack of fruit and vegetables in our diets' as the sixth risk factor contributing to death after high blood pressure, smoking cigarettes, high blood cholesterol, being underweight, and unsafe sex. And following fruit and vegetables in the long list, were alcohol, lack of exercise, contaminated drinking water, and air pollution. What makes fruit and vegetables so important to our well-being?
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