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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Cancer Institute recently announced a national campaign to reduce the risk of chronic diseases among African-American men. The campaign will focus on motivating African-American men to eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day to reduce their risk for diet-related diseases that disproportionately affect the African-American community. Lorelei DiSogra--director of the national "5 A Day for Better Health Program"--says...

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"It's very easy to eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day, as long as you're eating fruits and vegetables at every meal and for snacks--that's really the key. And so, I think it's an issue of having juice in the morning, and having a piece of fruit as a snack in the morning, having a large salad with lunch, fruits and vegetables as snacks throughout the day, and then a large serving of one or two vegetables at dinner. We really recommend that people eat colorful fruits and vegetables every day. And, there are five colors to think about--yellow/orange, red, green, white, and blue/purple fruits and vegetables. And, when you eat colorful fruits and vegetables, you're getting all the essential nutrients that you need--as well as the vital chemicals that are in fruits and vegetables which help you fight disease."

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For a copy of a new booklet for African-American men about the health benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables - and tips on how to eat "9 A Day" - call the National Cancer Institute's "Cancer Information Service," at 1-800-4-CANCER. This is Calvin Jackson, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.