By Charlotte Webster-
Ten portions of fruit and vegetables will prevent premature death, according to researchers from the Imperial College London.
The previous advice for the public to eat five fruits and vegetables a day is not good enough and must be reviewed in the light of o going research by health and medical experts.
Heart disease and cancer can be caused my multiple factors, but researchers say a wide variety of fruits and vegetables throughout the day us essential to counteract the negative factors that cause stroke, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
Healthy foods that combat heart disease include foods like Apples, peers, citrus, fruits, salads, and vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower, whilst spinach, green beans, pepper and carrots help greatly in preventing cancer.
The benefits and necessity of eating at least five types of fruits and vegetables are widely known but taken for granted by a large section of society, who prefer to eat as they please, without what they consider to be instructions from so-called experts.
However, the advice has always been very real, and with the new guidelines to double the originally recommended intake, only those who are particular about being as healthy as possible will take note
Gyms are full of people who devote great energy to training the look of their body but devote a lot less care and attention to what they eat. They think the training in he gym entitles them to eat as they please.
What many people fail to realise is that the several and variable causes of cancer and stroke can be prevented by excellent varied healthy eating, which is why it is worth adhering to the advice to double up the intake of fruit and vegetables throughout the day.