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7-a-Day Should Be New Fruit & Veg Target According to Research

A recent study carried out at the University College London found that those that ate 7 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, had a significantly lower risk of death compared to those in the study who had only 5 portions of fruit and veg.

The current UK guidelines say that we need to eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day to stay healthy and prevent many lifestyle related diseases. But this advice should be updated given the strong evidence researchers at UCL have discovered.

Seven-a-Day Will Provide You With Lower Death Risk than Five-a-Day

UCL analysed data from 65,226 men and women and discovered that the more fresh fruit and vegetables they ate, the less likely they were to die, … Read More

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