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The ‘Five-a-Day’ Consumption Exposed

We’ve learned in preschool that fruits and vegetables should be part of everyday meals. There have been suggestions on how much fruit and veggies we should consume in a day. Five pieces of fruits and vegetables a day is a good goal, as suggested by a research from Sweden. The ‘five-a-day’ goal gives your body with the right amount of vitamins and nutrients needed. 

While the five-a-day goal is popularly recommended, an analysis published in a recent article by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests you can still reap hefty benefits even if you consume less than five. By including any amount of green goods and produce in your daily Paleo diet, you are still able to gain hefty health benefits. 

A research in Sweden involving 71,706 men and women between 45-83 years old was conducted to find out more about the five-a-day consumption. Researchers gathered information from the participants on their height, weight, eating habits, education attainment and alcohol and tobacco use and observed them for a period of 13 years.

These are their findings:

·         People who consumed five servings of fruits and vegetables daily lived an average of three years longer than those who didn’t.

·         Those who ate at least a single serving of fruit(s) each day lived an average of 19 months longer than those who did not eat any fruit.

·         Those who ate three servings of veggies each day lived an average of 32 months longer than those who did not eat veggies.

·         The people who were eating no fruits or veggies at the beginning of the study were 53% more likely to die in the following 13 years than those who consumed five-a-day. 

·         Eating more than five servings of fruits and vegetables compared to the five-a-day consumption everyday did not seem to increase lifespan.

The verdict? The five-a-day recommendation still is a healthy goal proven to give you a lot of benefits and an increased lifetime. We advise consuming more vegetables than fruits because the former are packed with more vitamins and minerals, have fewer counting calories on Paleo diet, and are more nutritionally dense than the latter.

If you find it hard to follow the five-a-day suggestion, just take it easy as long as you are eating even a tiny amount. As long as you are eating, it’s better than having none at all.

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