When people who don’t eat much fruit or veggies are given them for free every week, they start eating almost 8 servings a day—proving that lack of access is a big reason they don’t eat enough.

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Effect of increasing fruit and vegetable intake by dietary intervention on nutritional biomarkers and attitudes to dietary change: a randomised trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

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The study gave people free fruit and veggies for 12 weeks, and they started eating over 8 portions a day—even though they used to eat very little. This shows that just giving them the food, not just telling them to eat more, worked.

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Effect of increasing fruit and vegetable intake by dietary intervention on nutritional biomarkers and attitudes to dietary change: a randomised trial

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DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1469-0

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