The Health BenefitsFor the last eight years the Dept. of Health has been trying to drive home the "5-ADay" message. Research proves that eating at least 5 portons of fruit and vegtables each day has very real health benefits. It can help to prevent heart diseases and some cancers. Evidence shows however, that many of us are not listening to this healthy eating advice. Recent research shows that only 1 in 7 of us achive the 5 a day quota.To further drive home the healthy eating message, the Dept.of Health is introducing a new 5-A-Day logo initiative in spring 2003. The Dept. of Health' logo will clearly indicate the fruits and vegetables that contribute towords the 5 portions recommends you to eat each day. The logo will appear on fresh, frozen, tinned or dried fruit fruit and vegetables and will indicate how many portions the food will count as.
The criteria to use the logo is strict and aims to encourage you to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. In an effort to encourage healthy eating more research is being done by the Dept. of Health to help clear up confusion about what counts towords 5 a day and what doesn't several procesed foods with added salt, sugar and fat, despite containing fruit or vegetables will not at present qualify for the logo.
What stop you from getting 5 a day Time, Money, Dislike All fruit and vegetables?
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