Five servings (or portions) of fruits and vegetables a day should be increased to at least seven to cut the risk of death from cancer or heart disease

Note: The weight of one serving or portion is 80-grams (or three-ounces).


Researchers have advised that idea of five fruits and vegetables a day should be increased to at least seven to cut the risk of death from cancer or heart disease.

It was with a heavy heart, and some panic, that Britons digested new advice this week that their struggle to eat enough fruit and vegetables had just got harder.

Over the past decade, Britain has absorbed if not adopted the idea of five a day, the target endorsed by the state-run National Health Service (NHS) for a healthy, balanced diet.

But now researchers at University College London (UCL) have advised this should be increased to at least seven to cut the risk of death from cancer or heart disease.

The recommendation is directly aimed at Britain, which has one of the highest rates of heart disease in Europe, a fact blamed in part on a diet high in fat and sugar.

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