This may come a shock to some, but the ‘5-a-day’ advice is nothing more than a nutrition marketing campaign. In other words, 5-a-day was conjured up by a coalition of interested parties and launched with no scientific evidence whatsoever. The cancer link has been studied for more than 30 years, but no protective effects have been firmly established. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition is a large study that was designed to investigate the relationships between diet, lifestyle and disease, including cancer. It sought to examine correlations (associations) between fruit and veg intake and the risk of cancer.

Source: The Star January 13, 2020 00:56 UTC