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Brits told to eat 10 fruit and veg a day, Twitter goes into utter meltdown

'Reaching 5 is hard enough already'.

Rachel Thompson

on February 23, 2017

Britain is in meltdown today after new research revealed we should be eating ten portions of fruit and veg a day to cut the risk of early death.

The study by Imperial College London analysed all available research on populations worldwide. It found that while the recommended five portions per day reduced the risk of disease, the greatest benefit comes from eating ten portions of fruit and veg each day.

Countless dismayed Brits vented their frustration at the news on Twitter -- a response that isn't entirely surprising given that two thirds of Brits struggle to eat five portions per day.

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Some declared the new advice "bollocks".

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And, others quipped about the possible -- yet slightly dubious -- ways to get your ten a day.

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And some are taking the news with a pinch of salt.

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Do piña coladas count as one of our ten a day?

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Rachel Thompson

Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.