If everyone in the UK ate their "five a day," and cut their dietary salt and unhealthy fat intake to recommended levels, 33,000 deaths could be prevented or delayed every year, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.Info about the five-a-day myth can be found here and here and here.
Eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day accounts for almost half of these saved lives, the study shows. Recommended salt and fat intakes would need to be drastically reduced to achieve similar health benefits, say the authors
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Monday, January 03, 2011
Sticking To Dietary Recommendations Would Save 33,000 Lives A Year In The UK
New Year's hoax.
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