October 14, 2014

Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of hip fracture:

A Swedish study out this week has found that men and women eating less than 5 servings/day of fruits and vegetables have more hip fractures. From the study:

"We conclude that there is a dose-response association between fruit and vegetable intake and hip fracture such that an intake below the recommended 5 servings/day confers higher rates of hip fracture. Intakes above this recommendation do not seem to further lower the risk."

While that's not a large amount of food, over 93% of us don't hit our vegetable target, and 92% of us don't hit our fruit target, according to stats from the Produce for Better Health Foundation's State of the Plate: 2010 Study.

To find out how much a serving is, these links are helpful:

http://www.cookinglight.com/healthy-living/healthy-habits/how-much-serving-fruits-vegetables/apple-serving-size
http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/nutrition_news_information/what_is_a_serving_of_vegetables

Eat well, be well!


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25294687