Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 They can't seem to make up their minds! Perhaps it should be " Eat 5 to 9 a Day... or maybe 12... 16 would be OK, but certainly not 30, unless you're really, really hungry... " Or maybe they should just say " Eat all raw vegan foods! " I should be up to about 23 after dinner. According to their numbers, at 4% per additional serving, my risk of heart disease is near zero. Of course their numbers are probably starting from a meat and dairy eater! Starting from a raw foodist, that puts us in the negative! Anyway, here's the article. At least they're heading in the right direction: British Medical Journal, 2003;326:1003 (10 May) Men should eat nine servings of fruit and vegetables a day Scott Gottlieb The US National Cancer Institute is launching a publicity campaign to boost men's fruit and vegetable consumption to nine servings a day. Although past campaigns have touted the need for five servings a day, health experts now say five is just the bare minimum. Although men are the focus of the new campaign, health officials note that women should increase their consumption to seven servings a day and children should eat at least five. The institute, which for more than a decade has spearheaded the " Eat 5 a Day " publicity campaign, has changed its logo to the more accurate but cumbersome " Eat 5 to 9 a Day. " According to the institute, based in Bethesda, Maryland, only 23% of adults eat at least five daily servings of fruit and vegetables. Only 4% of men consume nine. More than a third of the population eats only one or two servings, and 4% eat less than that. A serving consists of at least a small glass of fruit or vegetable juice or a medium sized orange, banana, or apple. One US " cup " (a small bowl) of salad greens is considered to be a serving. The institute said that for every additional serving of fruit and vegetables eaten regularly, a person lowers their risk for heart disease by 4%. Women who ate seven to 10 daily servings of fruits and vegetables lowered their risk of heart attack by 40%. In other studies, fruit and vegetable consumption has been shown to lower blood pressure. http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7397/1003/a?etoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 Come on, have you ever heard of a raw foodist having a heart attack? Proper exercise and the elimination of animal fat should make that risk about non-existant. The servings they are advocating, if accompanied with a normal American diet high in fat, will only delay the inevitable. Ron Koenig Bellevue RawSeattle , " Jeff Rogers " <jeff@t...> wrote: > They can't seem to make up their minds! Perhaps it should be " Eat 5 > to 9 a Day... or maybe 12... 16 would be OK, but certainly not 30, > unless you're really, really hungry... " > > Or maybe they should just say " Eat all raw vegan foods! " > > I should be up to about 23 after dinner. According to their numbers, > at 4% per additional serving, my risk of heart disease is near zero. > Of course their numbers are probably starting from a meat and dairy > eater! Starting from a raw foodist, that puts us in the negative! > > Anyway, here's the article. At least they're heading in the right direction: > > > > British Medical Journal, 2003;326:1003 (10 May) > Men should eat nine servings of fruit and vegetables a day > Scott Gottlieb > > The US National Cancer Institute is launching a publicity campaign to boost > men's fruit and vegetable consumption to nine servings a day. Although past > campaigns have touted the need for five servings a day, health experts now > say five is just the bare minimum. > > Although men are the focus of the new campaign, health officials note that > women should increase their consumption to seven servings a day and children > should eat at least five. The institute, which for more than a decade has > spearheaded the " Eat 5 a Day " publicity campaign, has changed its logo to > the more accurate but cumbersome " Eat 5 to 9 a Day. " > > According to the institute, based in Bethesda, Maryland, only 23% of adults > eat at least five daily servings of fruit and vegetables. Only 4% of men > consume nine. More than a third of the population eats only one or two > servings, and 4% eat less than that. > > A serving consists of at least a small glass of fruit or vegetable juice or > a medium sized orange, banana, or apple. One US " cup " (a small bowl) of > salad greens is considered to be a serving. > > The institute said that for every additional serving of fruit and vegetables > eaten regularly, a person lowers their risk for heart disease by 4%. Women > who ate seven to 10 daily servings of fruits and vegetables lowered their > risk of heart attack by 40%. In other studies, fruit and vegetable > consumption has been shown to lower blood pressure. > > http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7397/1003/a?etoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 Well, at least it's a start. I regularly recommend the upper range of the recommended servings of fruits (2-4) and veggies (3-5) to my clients. There's such a perception in the low-income population that fruits & veg's are " expensive " , but then they spend money on fast food and convenience foods, which aren't cheap either. Often if a client is concerned about weight issues, I will recommend that she eat " so many fresh fruits & veg's that there's no room left for anything else " . So, without saying it, I'm suggesting a raw vegan diet to her. (I do have to be careful with my specific recommendations, because of the nature of the program and the financial interests that keep it alive.) I do like that heart disease risk reduction number...40% with 10 servings/day. (That has always been my personal concern, heart disease runs rampant in my family.) Sue Jeff Rogers [jeff] Saturday, May 10, 2003 8:47 PM RawSeattle [RawSeattle] Men should Eat 9 A Day (article) They can't seem to make up their minds! Perhaps it should be " Eat 5 to 9 a Day... or maybe 12... 16 would be OK, but certainly not 30, unless you're really, really hungry... " Or maybe they should just say " Eat all raw vegan foods! " I should be up to about 23 after dinner. According to their numbers, at 4% per additional serving, my risk of heart disease is near zero. Of course their numbers are probably starting from a meat and dairy eater! Starting from a raw foodist, that puts us in the negative! Anyway, here's the article. At least they're heading in the right direction: British Medical Journal, 2003;326:1003 (10 May) Men should eat nine servings of fruit and vegetables a day Scott Gottlieb The US National Cancer Institute is launching a publicity campaign to boost men's fruit and vegetable consumption to nine servings a day. Although past campaigns have touted the need for five servings a day, health experts now say five is just the bare minimum. Although men are the focus of the new campaign, health officials note that women should increase their consumption to seven servings a day and children should eat at least five. The institute, which for more than a decade has spearheaded the " Eat 5 a Day " publicity campaign, has changed its logo to the more accurate but cumbersome " Eat 5 to 9 a Day. " According to the institute, based in Bethesda, Maryland, only 23% of adults eat at least five daily servings of fruit and vegetables. Only 4% of men consume nine. More than a third of the population eats only one or two servings, and 4% eat less than that. A serving consists of at least a small glass of fruit or vegetable juice or a medium sized orange, banana, or apple. One US " cup " (a small bowl) of salad greens is considered to be a serving. The institute said that for every additional serving of fruit and vegetables eaten regularly, a person lowers their risk for heart disease by 4%. Women who ate seven to 10 daily servings of fruits and vegetables lowered their risk of heart attack by 40%. In other studies, fruit and vegetable consumption has been shown to lower blood pressure. http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7397/1003/a?etoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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