14 DAY TRIAL // Researchers in Spain now claim that, according to recent investigations, people should be eating not 5, but 7 portions of fruit and veggies per day.
They say that, after monitoring a total of 451,151 people over a period of time of 13 years, they found that those who ate some 570 grams (20 ounces) of fruit and veggies each day lived an average of 1.12 years longer than those who only settled for a daily intake of roughly 250 grams (8.8 ounces) of healthy treats.
According to Daily Mail, the researchers also claim that, for each additional 200 grams (7 ounces) that a person consumes throughout the day, mortality risk drops by about 6%.
This is because fruit and vegetables stave off heart disease, and also help keep several other potentially life-threatening conditions at bay.
“There is now sufficient evidence of the beneficial effect of fruit and vegetable consumption in the prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases. For this reason, one of the most effective preventative measures is promoting their consumption in the population,” says study leader María José Sánchez Pérez.
Although I would not dream about arguing against the fact that eating lots of healthy foods ups life expectancy, it does seem to me that seven daily portions of fruit and vegetables is a tad too much.
I mean, what is it with these researchers? Do they honestly think apples grow on trees?