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| Five-a-day fruit and vegetable advice 'unrealistic', says new GPs' head | |
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| When it comes to fruit and vegetables, two-a-day, rather than five, might be more realistic advice to give families, says one of the UK's leading doctors. | When it comes to fruit and vegetables, two-a-day, rather than five, might be more realistic advice to give families, says one of the UK's leading doctors. |
| The new chair of the Royal College of GPs, Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard, says lots of people may struggle to afford the recommended amount of daily portions. | The new chair of the Royal College of GPs, Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard, says lots of people may struggle to afford the recommended amount of daily portions. |
| Public Health England insists five-a-day is affordable and achievable. | Public Health England insists five-a-day is affordable and achievable. |
| Dr Stokes-Lampard wants doctors to take a pragmatic approach and offer patients tailored goals. | Dr Stokes-Lampard wants doctors to take a pragmatic approach and offer patients tailored goals. |
| She also rejects the idea that smokers should always be told to give up. | She also rejects the idea that smokers should always be told to give up. |
| Dr Stokes-Lampard claims many children are being brought up with a culture of not having any fresh fruit and vegetables at all. | Dr Stokes-Lampard claims many children are being brought up with a culture of not having any fresh fruit and vegetables at all. |
| And she told BBC Breakfast News: "In the consultation with patients it's vital that GPs sometimes need to tailor the advice to the family in front of them. That may be starting with one or two portions a day and building up to the five portions a day." | And she told BBC Breakfast News: "In the consultation with patients it's vital that GPs sometimes need to tailor the advice to the family in front of them. That may be starting with one or two portions a day and building up to the five portions a day." |
| However, she added: "The five-a-day initiative is fantastic and gets my and the profession's 100% support. It is what we should aspire to and in fact, probably, people should be eating more than five portions a day ideally." | However, she added: "The five-a-day initiative is fantastic and gets my and the profession's 100% support. It is what we should aspire to and in fact, probably, people should be eating more than five portions a day ideally." |
| Are you getting five-a-day? | Are you getting five-a-day? |
| What counts? | What counts? |
| On smoking, Dr Stokes-Lampard said: "The guidance that smoking should be completely given up is clear and unequivocal. | On smoking, Dr Stokes-Lampard said: "The guidance that smoking should be completely given up is clear and unequivocal. |
| "However, if I have a patient in front of me who has smoked 40 a day forever, who really likes smoking and has no desire to give up whatsoever, then what we might be trying to achieve between us is saying 'what about cutting down'. | "However, if I have a patient in front of me who has smoked 40 a day forever, who really likes smoking and has no desire to give up whatsoever, then what we might be trying to achieve between us is saying 'what about cutting down'. |
| "Patients are individuals. You can't treat everyone the same. If you do, patients can zone out and just completely disregard any advice. And nobody gains from that." | "Patients are individuals. You can't treat everyone the same. If you do, patients can zone out and just completely disregard any advice. And nobody gains from that." |
| Dr Alison Tedstone, of Public Health England, said: "Five fruit and veg a day is an affordable and achievable target and the cornerstone of a healthy balanced diet." | Dr Alison Tedstone, of Public Health England, said: "Five fruit and veg a day is an affordable and achievable target and the cornerstone of a healthy balanced diet." |
| Five-a-day | Five-a-day |