Children do not eat sufficient fruit and vegetables
Children's
diets are seriously short in fruit and vegetables, a survey has found.
The MORI poll of 2,635 children aged between 11
and 16 years revealed that in the previous seven days, five per cent had
not eaten any vegetables and six per cent had not eaten any fruit. This
suggests that up to 200,000 children in England and Wales have not consumed
any fruit or vegetables in the past seven days. The survey found that,
on average, children are eating fewer than 13 portions of fruit and vegetables
a week, considerably below the Government's recommended 35 portions.
Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information,
Cancer Research Campaign, says: "There is growing evidence to suggest
that a good diet can reduce cancer deaths by up to a third. It is important
to lay the foundations of a healthy lifestyle early on."
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