"
5
portions
a
day
"
falls
on
deaf
ears
Despite
the
government's
"
5
portions
a
day
"
recommendation
to
eat
more
fruit
and
vegetables
,
a
recent
study
has
found
that
British
teenagers
are
taking
its
advice
.
A
thousand
teenagers
were
questioned
in
the
survey
,
of
them
between
the
ages
of
14
and
17
.
While
said
they
knew
about
the
campaign
,
of
the
young
people
,
just
5%
,
said
it
had
influenced
their
eating
habits
.
In
answer
to
the
question
"
How
many
pieces
of
fruit
have
you
eaten
in
the
last
week
?
,
an
incredible
50%
responded
"
"
.
Sam
Brown
,
15
,
and
Sarah
Goodall
,
16
,
were
among
the
young
people
who
took
part
in
the
survey
.
of
them
conceded
that
fruit
and
vegetables
didn't
figure
greatly
in
their
diets
.
Sam
admitted
:
"
I
don't
eat
fruit
at
all
,
maybe
just
an
apple
sometimes
.
I
don't
think
many
of
my
friends
are
different
.
"
Sarah
felt
that
the
busy
lifestyle
of
today's
teenagers
was
partly
to
blame
:
"
I'm
not
into
vegetables
,
and
of
the
time
I'm
too
busy
to
eat
fruit
after
dinner
.
I've
got
homework
to
do
or
friends
to
see
.
"
agreed
that
the
government's
campaign
wouldn't
affect
what
they
ate
.
Sam
said
:
"
None
of
the
posters
and
adverts
are
hard
-
hitting
enough
.
Their
message
is
just
"
Eat
fruit
or
veg
with
meal
.
"
If
they
want
teenagers
to
eat
more
fruit
and
vegetables
,
they´ve
got
to
convince
us
that
it's
really
important
.
scientists
have
warned
that
failure
to
eat
fruit
and
vegetables
,
particularly
by
young
people
,
can
lead
to
obesity
,
cancer
and
a
host
of
other
diseases
.
Professor
Jess
Adams
from
Queen's
Hospital
said
:
"
All
the
research
points
to
a
close
relationship
between
levels
of
fruit
and
vegetable
consumption
and
health
,
but
surprisingly
this
research
is
reported
of
this
research
is
reported
in
the
press
or
on
television
.
This
means
that
the
message
is
not
getting
across
.
The
government
tries
to
highlight
the
problem
with
its
campaigns
,
but
unfortunately
there
is
sign
that
they
have
any
long
-
term
impact
.
Ultimately
,
however
,
it's
up
to
of
us
to
think
about
what
we
eat
and
make
healthy
choices
.
"