Fruit and vegetables

More than a third of all children under the age of six fail to eat fruit and vegetables every day, according to a report by the charity Cancer Research UK. Questionnaires sent to 22 nursery schools in London examined the eating habits of more than 550 children. Scientists found that the more parents ate fruit and vegetables, the more likely their children were to have a similar high intake. Lucy Cooke, who led the research team at CRUK's Health Behaviour Unit at University College, London, said, 'Our study underlines the potential importance of parents' own eating habits in encouraging their...