An Apple a Day Won't Keep the Doctor Away by Zoe Harcombe

Author:Zoe Harcombe
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Health
Published: 2014-07-07T23:00:00+00:00

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Footnotes

[1] Fruit is also widely promoted for its antioxidant properties: a) the antioxidant role in the body is best played by vitamin E and b) if we reduce our exposure to free radicals (processed food, pesticides, smoking, pollution etc), we need fewer antioxidants.

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References

[i] http://www.fet-ev.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=116

[ii] The UK, USA and Australian references are in The Obesity Epidemic (below for convenience). The other countries are detailed at the following site: http://www.eufic.org/article/en/page/RARCHIVE/expid/food-based-dietary-guidelines-in-europe/

USA: http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/default.htm (These have been updated in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans since The Obesity Epidemic was published.)

UK: http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/5aday/pages/family.aspx

Australia: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines/publications/n29-n30-n31-n32-n33-n34

[iii] http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/pp/copan/5-a-day/5ADAY.html

[iv] Ali H. Mokdad; Mary K. Serdula; William H. Dietz; Barbara A. Bowman; James S. Marks; Jeffrey P. Koplan, “The Spread of the Obesity Epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998”, Journal of the American Medical Association, (1999).

[v] Paolo Boffetta et al, “Fruit and vegetable intake and overall cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)”, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, (April 2010).

[vi] http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/6606032a.html

[vii] http://www.nutritiondata.com

[viii] http://goop.com/newsletter/88/en/ – Gwyneth Paltrow’s personal web site.

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