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Five a day: The truth

Written by Zoë on March 11, 2012 - 20 Comments
Categories: Gov. Policy, Obesity

Five-a-day or pick-a-number-a-day The five-a-day campaign is actually a different number-a-day campaign across more than 25 countries. The UK swears by five-a-day. The USA proposes nine-a-day: two and a half cups of vegetables and two cups of fruit every day. Australia suggests five portions of vegetables and two of fruit, where a portion of vegetables counts as [...]

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