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FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FOR GOOD HEALTH
An unhealthy diet together with little exercise
and smoking are the key preventable risks of
non-communicable diseases and it's estimated
that low fruit and vegetable intake alone causes
more than two and a half million deaths each
year.
Eating at least five portions of fruit and
vegetables a day ensures an adequate supply of
micronutrients like vitamins but it can also
reduce the amount of fatty and salty food we
eat which isn't good for us. Evidence is growing
about other benefits of fruit and veg. too
– they
can help prevent heart disease, some types of
cancer, the most common form of diabetes and
obesity.
The WHO and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, who are behind the scheme,
want to increase consumption in developing countries - which grow a lot of the global
supply of fruit and vegetables
– and also hope to encourage it in the developed world,
where the popularity of convenience foods means that many people no longer eat
enough fresh produce
.
(By Aria Lichtarowicz)
Notes:
non-communicable diseases
– illnesses that are not infectious - not able to be transferred from
one person to another
low fruit and vegetable intake
– the eating of a small amount of fruit and vegetables – a smaller
amount than recommended
veg
– short form of the word "vegetables", often heard in informal speech
diabetes
– medical condition in which a person's body is not able to control the level of sugar in
the blood
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