Psychologies UK 04.2020

40 %

Prunes have 40 per cent

less sugar than dates.

Although a healthier

option than processed

treats, dried fruit

contains a lot of sugar,

and dates are used in

many health foods,

so be aware that their

goodness is sugary

to nourish

not punish

eat

PHOTOGRAPH: GETTY IMAGES.

*C KLEISIARIS ET AL, HEALTHCARE

PRACTICES IN ANCIENT GREECE: THE HIPPOCRATIC IDEAL, ‘JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS AND HISTORY OF MEDICINE’;

**JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY

AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2011;

†WATER FOOTPRINT NETWORK;

††WWF

APRIL 2020PSYCHOLOGIES MAGAZINE 97

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