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.
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.