Should you be eating more fruit?
4/21/202620 min
Not a fruit lover, but eat plenty of veggies? Ever wondered if skipping that banana might actually matter?
We all know a mix of fruit and vegetables is key to a long, healthy life.
Norman and Tegan dig into whether eating little or no fruit could actually be bad for you.
References:
- What exactly is a tomato? The difference between fruit and veg - ABC News
- Key statistics and data about child and adult consumption of fruit and vegetables - Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Fresh fruit consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank
- Fruit consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from three prospective longitudinal cohort studies
- Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality: Results from Two Prospective Cohort Studies of US Men and Women and a Meta-Analysis of 26 Cohort Studies
- The global burden of disease attributable to suboptimal fruit and vegetable intake, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study
- Fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause mortality: evidence from a large Australian cohort study
- A basket of new fruit varieties is coming your way – The Economist
- Releasing a sugar brake generates sweeter tomato without yield penalty
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[upbeat music] Now, Norman, I have heard a rumor about doctors, and I need you to tell me if it's true or not.
Norman Swan· Host0:41
It's true.
Tegan Taylor· Host0:42
[laughs] You hate fruit.
Norman Swan· Host0:44
I don't hate fruit. I just don't eat very much of it.
Tegan Taylor· Host0:47
Well, I have brought along with me to ward you off today an apple, 'cause I heard that they help keep doctors away or something.
Norman Swan· Host0:53
[laughs] Yeah, doctor away. That's right. Don't come near me with an apple.
Tegan Taylor· Host0:55
[laughs] Oh, my God.
Norman Swan· Host0:56
It's like the sign of the cross. [laughs] Or daylight or something like that. [laughs] It's the vampire recipe.
Tegan Taylor· Host1:01
Garlic and apples- Yeah ... to protect you against doctors and vampires alike.
Norman Swan· Host1:05
You too.
Tegan Taylor· Host1:05
No, seriously.
Norman Swan· Host1:06
Yeah, it's really weird. Weird. Yeah. I, I don't eat a... I eat a lot in, a bit in summer, the stone fruit, but in winter, you know, not that much.
Tegan Taylor· Host1:12
Well, getting fruity is what we're all about today here on What's That Rash?
Norman Swan· Host1:16
The podcast where we answer the health questions that simply everyone is asking.
Tegan Taylor· Host1:20
[upbeat music] So I don't know if everyone's ever asked this question, Norman, but Jamie certainly has. Jamie has a question for us today about