Thursday 16 December 2010

Five portions a day 'saves lives' - BBC

The BBC reported today that "Around 33,000 lives a year could be saved if everyone in the UK followed dietary guidelines, research suggests.


Eating five portions of fruit and veg a day has the biggest effect, say experts at Oxford University.
Only a third of Britons consume enough fruit and veg, with the worst results in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The UK daily guidelines are to eat five portions of fruit and veg, no more than 6g of salt, and keep saturated fat to 10% of total energy intake."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12002299?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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