When trying to keep the grocery bill down, organic produce can seem like an indulgence you just can’t afford.
It's true—in most cases, you pay more for fruits and vegetables raised with the extra care it takes to protect plants without chemicals. But what are you really bringing home with those savings?
Chemicals known or suspected of causing cancer, harming the brain, and interfering with growth and development—not to mention killing off bee colonies that pollinate the plants in the first place.
Eating up to 800g fruit and vegetables a day – or 10 portions – was associated with:
· a 24 per cent reduced risk of heart disease
· a 33 per cent reduced risk of stroke
· a 28 per cent reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
· a 13 per cent reduced risk of total cancer
· a 31 per cent reduction in dying prematurely
This risk was calculated in comparison to not eating any fruit and vegetables. The current UK guidelines are to eat at least five portions or 400g per day. However fewer than one in three UK adults are thought to meet this target.
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