Obesity and Diabetes
Blue Cross Launches Statewide Healthy Eating Campaign to Double Number of Minnesotans Eating Fruits, Veggies
Published in Cancer Weekly, November 18th, 2008
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) is launching a statewide healthy eating campaign to improve Minnesotans' health and double the percentage of people who eat five or more fruits and vegetable servings each day. Currently more than 80 percent of Minnesotans fail to get the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables putting them at risk for serious health problems including heart disease, cancer, obesity, and diabetes.
Research shows that eating more fruits and vegetables has multiple health benefits -- it protects against heart disease and cancer, helps control diabetes and weight, lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, and reduces the likelihood of...
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