Spain, host of the VII International Congress of promotion to the consumption of fruits and vegetables.

-the Association Spanish 5 a day, organising the biggest international event aimed at sectors linked to the different links in the chain of the sector of fruits and vegetables: wholesalers, production, trade, origin, distribution and services companies. This group joined the members of the scientific, medical and pharmaceutical community

-Joaquin King, President of 5 a day ” in Spain, highlighted the importance of the meeting in our country, which is the largest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables of high quality in the world and which has significant speakers in different areas between other David Bosshart of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute of Switzerland, Tim Lobstein Director of policies and programmes of the International Association for the study of obesity and Agneta Yngve specialist in nutrition and public health of the Karolinska Institute of Norway

– in this Edition, special emphasis on items made with the fruit and vegetable sector and the fight to be childhood obesity

– also leads to Cape sessions of cooked, presentation and recipes of different products

Spain, 2011-October Spain is one of the five countries of the world with the largest number of obese children, along with Britain, Canada, United States and Italy. In just two decades, our country has gone from 5% to 16.1% of obese children between 6 and 12 years, reaching Spain at the head of the overweight in Europe together with Italy, Malta and Britain ” says Joaquin King, President of the Organization 5 a day ” in Spain.

A widespread problem in the entire population and concern not only to the scientific and medical community, but the companies in the sector face resolutely so that will empower and protect the fruit and vegetable sector in our country. the so-called crisis of cucumber was a clear example of the need to protect the production of fruit and vegetables, but not only from a point of Defense, but promotion of these products, with which we all agree that are healthy for people and prevents many diseases with the consequent savings in expenditure on health ” said King, adding that a good policy for the promotion of habits is good health policy ”.

5 a day, organizes the International Congress promotion VII consumption of fruits and vegetables under the motto 5 a day health issue ” and that during two days, open to the interested public, will speak of the new challenges in the field of healthythe scientific evidence related to the consumption of fruit may discuss with the leading specialists and vegetables in different diseases, explore good practices in the promotion in the area of business and marketing chain, will be different international experiences in this area and the opportunities of a generating sector of employment and wealth in Spain.

Also session takes place of cooked, presentation and different healthy products with important chefs Cookbook.

What is the día: 5

5 a day ” is an international movement which promotes the consumption of fruit and vegetables. It arose in United States in 1989, in response to the alarming deterioration of eating habits, which included a notable decline in the consumption of fruit and vegetables which resulted in an increased risk of suffering from different diseases. It is now present in more than forty countries on five continents, representing the greater strategy of promoting the consumption of fruit and vegetables in the world.

5 a day ” works in the line of important forums and organizations around the world, which also show their support and interest in the initiative:

-World Health Organization (who)

-United Nations food and Agriculture (FAO)

-European Institute for cancer research

-EU

5 a day” in Spain:

in Spain, the entity that manages this initiative since the year 2000 in an autonomous way is the Association for the promotion of the consumption of fruit and vegetables 5 a day ”. It is an association without spirit of profit and at the national level, which is composed of the different links in the chain of the sector of fruit and vegetables: wholesalers, production, trade, origin, distribution and services companies. This group joined the members of the scientific and medical community.