Sarah Ann Macklin’s science-backed healthy eating tips

BY Matt Evens for Fit and Well Magazine

Sarah Ann Macklin first became interested in nutrition after working with other models in New York, and witnessing first-hand how our complex relationship with food could positively (and negatively) affect our mental health. 

On returning from the States, she qualified as a registered nutritionist and has recently launched “The Great British Veg Out” (or GBVO), a month-long challenge to get us all eating healthier. She shares her nutrition tips with Fit&Well.

HEALTHY EATING TIP #1: GET YOUR FIVE A DAY

It's advice as old as the hills, but there's still plenty of relevance to the age-old rule.  

“There’s a lot of reasons why it’s important to get our five a day,” said Macklin. The GBVO challenges its participants to get their five a day, every day, for 30 days, and Macklin wants to ring attention to just how far off the mark we really are.

“It's a minimum of 400g of fruit and veg a day. That is linked to lowering heart disease, cancer, hypertension and type-2 diabetes. Sadly, only 28% of the UK population eat their five a day right now, so trying to maintain and expand on that is crucial.”.

Read the full interview on Fit and Well Magazine