Increasing the consumption of fruit and reducing the intake of processed meat could decrease the rates of Dutch disease by 2050.

2025-04-04 00:00

If all Dutch citizens were to eat two pieces of fruit daily and eliminate processed meat such as sausages and hamburgers, the Netherlands could see around 20% fewer new cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and strokes by 2050. This is the conclusion of new research by Wageningen University.

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