Only five portions of fruit and veg a day? Better make it seven

Just when you thought you could live forever on five helpings of fruit and vegetables a day, the powers that be say that seven is the latest magic number.

New research suggests you will need at least seven portions every day to keep you healthy.

Up to now, the gut feeling of the World Health Organisation was that five 80g portions of fruit and vegetables a day was all that was needed to lower the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.