Eating enough fruit and vegetables could save 1.7 mi

[snakesito]

Eating enough fruit and vegetables - at least 3 servings of fruits and 2 servings of vegetables a day could save 1.7 million lives a year worldwide, as highlighted on Friday the World Health Organization ( WHO) under its Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.


Eating enough fruit and vegetables - at least 3 servings of fruits and 2 servings of vegetables a day could save 1.7 million lives a year worldwide, as highlighted on Friday the World Health Organization ( WHO) under its Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.

Current consumption of fruits and vegetables is highly variable in the world, ranging from 100 grams per day in less developed countries and approximately 450 grams per day in Western Europe.

However, WHO and FAO recommend consuming a minimum of 400 grams per day of fruits and vegetables to prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes or obesity.

An international review on the consumption of fruits and vegetables and cancer risk, coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) shows that these foods can reduce the risk of cancer, especially gastrointestinal.

IARC estimates that the preventable fraction of cancer by an insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables worldwide ranging from 5 to 12 percent and between 20 and 30 percent in the case of gastrointestinal cancers.

Diets without fruits and vegetables are "one of the 10 risk factors of mortality worldwide." Consume little of these foods cause 19 percent of gastrointestinal cancers diagnosed in the world, 31 percent of ischemic heart disease and 11 percent of strokes.

The WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health emphasizes increased consumption of fruits and vegetables as one of the recommendations to be considered when developing policies and national dietary guidelines.

 

[pocahontas28]

According to research done in the UK reveals that five servings a day of fruits and vegetables can make a difference good health, is that if people follow certain guidelines in the diet, about 33,000 people annually survive.

Researchers at the University of Oxford also said that eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day has the greatest effect also commented that one third of Britons eat these foods properly.

For the UK guidelines advise eating five servings of fruits and vegetables, six grams of salt and keep saturated fats to 10% of total consumption of energy is.

This research was based on a computer model that links the consumption of foods with deaths from heart disease, stroke and some cancers.

Public health experts from the University of Oxford he was employed to analyze data from 2005 to 2007, coming from a variety of studies in the United Kingdom that examined the association between diets and deaths.

Thus, they were able to forecast how the numbers fall in heart attacks, strokes and cancer if everyone followed the advice related to diet.

Peter Scarborough, who was in charge of the investigation said that comply with dietary recommendations can have a quantitatively important effect on the health of the nation.

He also assured that the model, the impact is greater when consumed fruits and vegetables, which does not mean that one should be five parts, the more you will consume more benefits.

 

[david15923]

Wow, that's chocking. I eat fruit everyday, but when it comes to the vegetables, I'm not a big fan... but again, I am a pretty helthy person (I think :S). These numbers could be an eye opening to a lot of people.

 

[espino_sheba]

Eating enough fruit and vegetables - at least 3 servings of fruits and 2 servings of vegetables a day could save 1.7 million lives a year worldwide, as highlighted on Friday the World Health Organization ( WHO) under its Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.


Eating enough fruit and vegetables - at least 3 servings of fruits and 2 servings of vegetables a day could save 1.7 million lives a year worldwide, as highlighted on Friday the World Health Organization ( WHO) under its Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.

Current consumption of fruits and vegetables is highly variable in the world, ranging from 100 grams per day in less developed countries and approximately 450 grams per day in Western Europe.

However, WHO and FAO recommend consuming a minimum of 400 grams per day of fruits and vegetables to prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes or obesity.

An international review on the consumption of fruits and vegetables and cancer risk, coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) shows that these foods can reduce the risk of cancer, especially gastrointestinal.

IARC estimates that the preventable fraction of cancer by an insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables worldwide ranging from 5 to 12 percent and between 20 and 30 percent in the case of gastrointestinal cancers.

Diets without fruits and vegetables are "one of the 10 risk factors of mortality worldwide." Consume little of these foods cause 19 percent of gastrointestinal cancers diagnosed in the world, 31 percent of ischemic heart disease and 11 percent of strokes.

The WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health emphasizes increased consumption of fruits and vegetables as one of the recommendations to be considered when developing policies and national dietary guidelines.

great information you got there. thanks for sharing...

i eat more vegetables than fruits, but i don't eat both everyday. i know i have to, i just need to learn how to prepare my own food...or i just need overcome my laziness..