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

-In the papers will be learn about the benefits of consumption, at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day

-La Asociación Española 5 a day ” organises the biggest international event aimed at sectors linked to the different links in the chain of fruit and vegetables: wholesalers, production, trade, origin, distribution and services companies. This group joined the members of the scientific and medical community

-Joaquín Rey, President of 5 to day ” Spain, stresses 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 will feature significant speakers in different areas, among 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 will be special emphasis on issues related to the fruit and vegetable sector and the fight to eradicate childhood obesity. It will also conduct a special session of cooked

Madrid, 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 Joaquín Rey, President of 5 to day ” Spain.

A widespread problem in the entire population, which is concerned not only to the scientific and medical community but also to the companies in the sector, it is not leverage 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 also for the promotion of these products, with which we all agree that are healthy for people and prevents many diseases with the resultant saving of expenditure on health ” said King, who adds that a good policy for the promotion of dietary habits is good health policy ”.

5 a day ” organizes the VII Congress international promotion for the consumption of fruit and vegetables, under the motto ‘ 5 to the issue of health day ’ in which for two days and free of charge for all the interested public, will discuss the new challenges for the industry foodthe scientific evidence related to the consumption of fruit may discuss with the leading specialists and vegetables in different diseases, will explore best practices in the promotion in the area of business and marketing chain and will be different international experiences in this field and the opportunities of a generating sector of employment and wealth in Spain.

Finally point out that during the celebration of the Congress held a special sitting of cooked by two important chefs.

What is 5-day ”

It 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.