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How Much Fruit and Vegetables Should You Really Be Eating? The Public Health “Lie” Everyone Believed for Two Decades


Five-a-day was never meant as an ideal, and research now shows ten portions of fruit and vegetables daily give the best health outcomes. Practical adjustments can help make higher intakes achievable. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has sparked debate by labeling the well-known five-a-day guideline “a

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