If you thought healthy eating was all about getting your daily intake of vitamins, you’re in for a surprise. For, far beyond the reach of a multivitamin pill, eating real fresh fruit and vegies does so much more, from protecting against a raft of chronic diseases to even providing UV protection.
Recently, 2000 of the world’s leading dietitians converged on Sydney for what one organiser dubbed “The Nutrition Olympics”, in a four-yearly international conference where they share the latest research and dietary findings.