5 Facts and Figures

The World Health Organisation (WHO) global goal for daily vegetable and fruit intake is a minimum of 400g (or 5 servings of around 80g/serving). The South African population-weighted mean per capita intake of vegetables and fruit over all ages in the year...Read more

Plenty of Vegetables and an Apple a Day Keeps Childhood Constipation Away

Constipation in children, a problem worldwide and a cause of much distress to young sufferers and their parents, has an easy remedy that is both natural and inexpensive: vegetables and fruit. Read more

Coughs and Sniffles…

Winter is the time when colds and flu strike and cause all sorts of discomfort and absenteeism and in the United States more doctors visits are due to a cold than any other condition. Read more

Vegetables and Fruit Offer Hope for Diabetes Sufferers

The global incidence of diabetes currently sitting at 171 million people is set to more than double to 366 million people by 2030. Read more

The Path to a Healthy Heart Is Lined With Fruit & Veg

Heart disease is one of the most common causes of death in South Africa. According to the South African Heart and Stroke Foundation, cardiovascular disease is responsible for almost 20% of deaths annually. Read more

Oesophageal Cancer

Cancer is now a major cause of death throughout the world and as developing countries become more urbanized, patterns of cancers, including those most strongly associated with diet, tend to shift towards those of developed countries. Read more

Protecting against Prostate Cancer with Tomato Power

The sad reality is that 2 500 South Africa men loose the battle to prostate cancer every year and prostate cancer is one of the leading cancers in men worldwide and in South Africa. Read more

Boosting Stroke Prevention

Granny always said ‘eat your veges for good health’. What did Granny know then that science is only showing us now? Read more