HALTON 5ADAY PROGRAMME FOR THE WORKPLACE

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5 A DAY
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The 5 A Day Programme

• Background
• Importance of Fruit and Vegetables
• Why eat more fruit and vegetables?
• Why are fruit and vegetables protective?
• How do fruit and vegetables fit into a healthy
  diet?
• What is a portion?
• Useful contacts

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5 A Day - Background

• Cancer and CHD account for approx 60 of deaths
  in the UK
• A key government strategy improve diet
• National 5-A-Day programme developed to address
  attitudes, awareness, access and availability of
  fruit and veg

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Importance of Fruit Vegetables

• Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption could
  reduce the risk of deaths from CHD, Cancer and
  Stroke by 20 (DOH, 2000)
• Eating fruit vegetables is recognised as being
  the second most effective strategy for reducing
  cancers, after stopping smoking

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Why eat more fruit and vegetables?

• Clear growing evidence for the protective
  effects of fruit veg against chronic diseases
  (e.g. CHD, Cancer, Stroke)
• Positive effect on dietary goals e.g.
  recommendations to increase fibre and reduce fat.
• Reduce risk of obesity weight gain
• Help management of diabetes
• Delay development of cataracts
• Improve bowel function
• Help reduce blood pressure

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Why are fruit and vegetables protective?

• They contain a lot of the nutrients essential to
  our bodies
• They contain a wide variety of substances known
  to have health benefits
• They supply a rich cocktail of interacting
  components

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How do fruit vegetables fit into a healthy
diet?

(adapted from British Heart Foundation, 2000)
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What is a portion? Each of these is an example of
a portion of fruit or veg.
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What counts?
One portion weighs about 80g/3 oz or about a
handful.
You dont have to eat only fresh foods Fresh,
frozen, chilled, canned 100 juice and dried
fruits and vegetables all count.
Fruit juice pulses only count as 1 portion per
day, no matter how often you have them, as
they dont contain enough fibre
A portion of dried fruit is about the same
as you would eat if it was fresh e.g. 3 dried
apricots, 2 figs

• Which foods dont count at all?
• Potatoes
• fruit squash
• fruit yoghurt
• fruit nut chocolate bars
• fruit jam

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More information about 5 A Day is available
from Department of Health Telephone [phone]
4850 www.5aday.nhs.uk Food Standards
Agency Telephone [phone] www.eatwell.gov.uk