avert
ed by eating more fruit and veg.
It seems that the key to avoiding cancers is to have an overall healthy lifestyle which includes not smoking or drinking a lot of alcohol, taking exercise and avoiding obesity.
But medical charities have
spoken out
to remind people that diet is an important factor in staying healthy, and that even a 2.5% reduction in cancers is still a positive step.
Cancer Research UK said: "It's still a good idea to eat your five-a-day but remember that fruits and vegetables are pieces in a much larger lifestyle jigsaw."
一份新的科学研究表明,英国人关于健康和营养方面的一个最普遍的信仰是错误的。
多年来,英国人一直被推荐“每日五份”——每天吃五份水果蔬菜该改善健康状况,减少患病的可能性,尤其是癌症。
该建议首次由世界卫生组织在1990年提出。该组织表示,“每日五份”的饮食可以预防癌症和其他慢性疾病。
自那时起,该建议成为许多发达国家公共健康政策的支柱,例如英国,这个国家的人口饮食中垃圾食品的比例非常高。
许多健康运动也开始推行给建议。实际上,英国许多食品包装都注明这些食品可以构成你的“每日五份”的一部分。
该建议称,通过增加对蔬菜和水果的消费,50%的癌症可以预防。然而,对十个不同国家500,000名欧洲人进行的一项研究驳斥了这种观点。