Jamie Oliver is back, with his 35th book on food, “ Eat yourself healthy “. Jamie always hits the zeitgeist, and he sells books like no one else. As a cookery writer, I have always been in awe of this, maybe even a little jealous at times. I love Jamie. He’s an icon. Our country needs him.

And now he’s done it again – this time declaring war on one of Britain’s most sacred health mantras. “Five a day is a lie,” Jamie said recently. “It’s a lie based on someone deciding that we’re not to be trusted. And I don’t like liars.”

The 50-year-old chef, known for his legacy of ushering in healthy school meals across the UK, is insistent that the NHS-backed advice is a myth. He explained that people don’t “see any measurable benefits” until they’ve had “7 to eleven portions of fruit and vegetab

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