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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

Why eating five portions of fruit and veg a day still might not be enough

Even people who eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day may be missing out on a key nutrient, researchers have suggested.

Fewer than one in five people get enough flavanols in their diets, but eating plenty of blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans and cherries, all washed down with green tea, is an ideal way to boost levels of this nutrient.

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