Conversation - Food as medicine series

The Conversation has published a series of articles this week on Food as Medicine:

  

Food as medicine: how what you eat shapes the health of your lungs by Lisa Wood from the University of Newcastle, explains how increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables you eat can improve lungh function. 

Food as medicine: your brain really does want you to eat more veggies by Felice Jacka from Deakin University explains the importance of diet on our mental and brain health. She describes a trial showing a decrease in depression symptoms after a diet rich in vegetables, fruit, wholegrains, legumes, fish, lean red meat and healthy fats. 

Food as medicine: why do we need to eat so many vegetables and what does a serve actually look like? is by three researchers from the CSIRO: Genevieve James-Martin, Gemma Williams and Malcolm Riley. Here they explain what a "serve" is and how and why we should aim for the 5:2 guideline of vegetables and fruit.