Episode Details

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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