Fruits Info

The Bahamas is experiencing a boost of diseases like cancers, hypertension and diabetes as a result of the lack of fruits and vegetables in our diet.

FAO and WHO are collaborating in a worldwide initiative to improve people's health - and farmers' incomes - by increasing the production, supply and consumption of fruit and vegetables

Most people must be eating more fruit and vegetables. Research indicates that when consumed daily in enough amounts and as part of a balanced diet, they help avoid serious diseases, as well as heart failure, stroke, diabetes and cancer, and deficiencies of valuable micronutrients and vitamins. WHO, places low fruit and vegetable eating sixth among its 20 risk factors for global human mortality.

Yet global consumption of fruit and vegetables is well below WHO's minimum suggested level of 400g per head a day. While diet preferences have changed over the last half century - away from cereals and pulses and towards vegetable oils, sugar and meat - the share of fruit and vegetables has increased only somewhat, and it is probable that people worldwide eat just 20-50% of the recommended minimum.