Government Healthy Messages Are Not Making an Impact

Thu, 11 Feb 2010
For the last decade, increased governmental spending on promoting healthy eating has made minimal difference to our eating habits, so say the findings of the Food Standards Agency survey (FSA).

The nationwide survey highlights that a majority of adults and young people are still eating far too many processed foods and sweets and not enough fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and oily fish . Just 35 per cent of adults and 15 per cent of teenagers eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

The FSA asked 500 adults and 500 children to keep a diary for four days of what they ate, measured their weight and height and took blood samples.

The results were also checked against a nutrition survey done in 2000 and against Governmental recommendations for nutrition .

It is essential to followi a healthy diet as well as undertake physical activity should you wish to reduce your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes .

It is also important to limit their your intake of fat, salt and sugar.

Healthy eating campaigning is essential to improve the health a nation, even if it has a drip feed effect.

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