Kitchen Garden Forum

The latest advice is to EAT  2  PLUS  5  AND STAY ALIVE!! That is 2 portions of fruit and 5 portions of vegetables a day.

If you have an allotment you have no excuse to not get your 2 plus 5 portions a day. This is about 600 gm total a day.
The latest research from the Health Survey of England analysed data from 65,000 people over 8 years. It shows that eating up to 3 portions of fruit and vegetables a day cuts mortality at any age by 14%.
Eating up to 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, cuts mortality at any age by 29%.
Eating up to 7 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, cuts mortality at any age by 36%.
Eating 7 or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day, cuts mortality at any age by 42% than those eating less than 1 portion a day.
7 daily portions cuts the risk of heart disease by 31%, and cancer by 25%.
Eating extra vegetables is more healthy than eating extra fruit. This may be due to fruit containing natural sugars. Fruit drinks only count as 1 portion a day, due to the fibre having been removed.

I never believe anything that the papers produce on AF day.
Been looking for OH's contributon to the day but can't find anything - very suspicious.
He must be lurking somewhere unless OC has nobbled his computer for the day.
John

Well we'd all be very regular! Not new news though Aus & NZ have been 7 a day for a while! I think I hit 5 a day but never understand the 'how much of each bit' as I'm a grazer so might be off target.

Westi

Well my dad lived to 93 and detested all vegetables with a vengeance apart from tomatoes and frozen peas! The problem with these studies is that nobody knows how long they're going to live anyway so it's difficult to prove whether eating more vegetables would increase their life span.
Actually somebody recently sent me a life predictor survey a while back which is allegedly used by a life assurance company for predicting a person's longevity and I seem to remember it contained a question about the number of fruit and vegetables one ate. I'll find it and post it on here and then in 50 years time we can all come back to prove whether it was valid or not !

I found the link - this is it!
http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan

Ive just done the test and I should live till I am 90, ill let you all know in 25 years time

Thanks, Primrose! Looks like I'll soon be gone

I was in two minds whether to do the test in case I didn't like the answer but decided it was probably no different from consulting Mystic Meg with her crystal ball in the funfair tent. According to it I will just outlive my dad. Not sure whether I believe it or not.

I'm here till 92. Does that mean I can start drinking, taking drugs and smoking now then? Great

I recalculated on how I was 20 years ago. The news is I died last year

Not sure I want another 30 years the way I feel this week.

Shouldn't the message be to eat fruit and veg INSTEAD of all the other rubbish people are eating?
A rather large friend of mine buys "slimming" products and eats them AS WELL AS her normal unhealthy diet. She will probably carry on eating rubbish and try and stuff some fruit and veg down as well! She is also diabetic and just calculates the amount of carbs she is going to eat and has an extra shot of insulin to cope with it.
If people aren't prepared to help themselves nothing the government puts out will have any effect.
Also the next scare will be about all the extra pesticides people are consuming by eating large quantities of sprayed fruit and veg.
We should be OK though

Oh, plumpudding, that sounds bad, and not healthy at all.
I think there's so much information around, people don't know what to do but in my mind it's just common sense. Eat as much fresh food as possible, as close to it's natural state as you can and cut down on the processed food and anything that's laden with sugar, which includes bread etc.

Ive just had 3 of my 7 , apple , barley, hops, it all came in a tin of cider
I might have 3 more later

Evening Robo, now i like that approach....