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Only 1 In 10 Get Their 5 A
Day in the UK
While increasing fruit and vegetable
consumption remains a national priority,
a new international survey has revealed
the extent to which people are not
meeting government guidelines on diet
and nutrition in the UK.
Current recommendations are that
everyone should eat at least 5 portions
of a variety of fruit and vegetables
each day to reduce the risks of cancer,
coronary heart disease and many other
chronic diseases. The reality
in the UK is that only 11% believe they
actually achieve their 5 a day in a
week.
The 2010 survey for Herbalife, revealed
that 60% claimed their job or lifestyle
made it too difficult to eat their 5 a
day, despite accepting the benefits of
balanced nutrition, while only 24% took
nutritional vitamin supplements just in
case.
While the most recent trends data
suggest that women achieve more portions
per day than men, this latest survey
actually shows that women find it more
difficult than men to include the
recommended number of portions a day
into their diet.
Women are notoriously more prone to
stress eating than men and are more
likely to develop unhealthy habits such
as snacking on high sugar, high fat
snacks when they juggle life or work
long hours. More women than men blamed
the expense of budgeting for 5 a day
even though 93% of all women respondents
considered the associated health
benefits to be important.
But then there was still some confusion
about what the government's
recommendations actually constituted.
Over 75% incorrectly believed that
eating 5 pieces of fruit would qualify.
Dinner was considered to be the meal of
least importance to both men and women
in achieving 5 a day. Snacking was
considered to be the most important with
over one third seeing it as the most
important way of getting their 5
portions a day.
Say Herbalife, "It's clear that with
today's busy lifestyles most people
still struggle to achieve their 5-a-day
through fruit and vegetables. Real life
demands a fast, simple, convenient
alternative and that's where
nutritional vitamin supplements can
help to support a healthy, balanced
diet".
Source
Herbalife
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