You’ve likely heard a lot about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables ever since you were a child. Children who develop a taste for both take on a healthy habit that can last a long lifetime. While research in Europe and America has produced mountains of evidence to support fruit and vegetable intake forContinue reading “Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition”
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Young Adults Who Eat Their Fruits and Vegetables Have Fewer Heart Problems Later
The current crop of youthful people, the “Millennials” –those born between 1982 and 2001–are one of the biggest emerging markets in the world. Forbes magazine reports that they prefer cheap and convenient food with the caveat that they are also willing to pay for healthy food and will even go out of their way toContinue reading “Young Adults Who Eat Their Fruits and Vegetables Have Fewer Heart Problems Later”
Almost Ninety Percent of Americans Aren’t Eating Their Veggies
According to the Centers for Disease Control and NBC News, eighty-seven percent of Americans don’t get their recommended daily allowance of vegetables, and seventy-five percent don’t get enough fruit. It is recommended that adults eat two or three servings of vegetables per day and one to two cups of fruit; however, many Americans consume lessContinue reading “Almost Ninety Percent of Americans Aren’t Eating Their Veggies”
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