According to two recent studies, the annual cost of workplace absence in the U.K. has risen to 10.5 billion pounds,   41    employment every week because of work-related injury or illness. Ill health is now the    42    of joblessness in the U.K., with repetitive strain injury, back strain, and stress the three top reasons for absence. One study found that employees took an average of 7.8 days off work through sickness last year, a   43    from 8.5 days the previous year. “Absence is a huge cost to business—the worst performing firms have twice the absence rates of the best ones,” said one research unit. Many companies believe    44    to 15% of absences are not genuine. Overindulging in alcohol is the main reason for pulling a sickie, one survey has found. A third of British    45    would call in sick after a drunken night. But more than half said they would think again if their pay was cut.

      “Eat five meals a day, including lots of fruit and vegetables,” nutritionists say. It’s important to include different kinds of fruit and vegetables in each meal. Try to make your meals colorful. It’s easy. Red fruit and vegetables, like tomatoes and watermelon, protect you against some types of cancer. Some others, like strawberries and red grapes, help keep your heart healthy. A lot of oranges and yellow fruit and vegetables, like carrots, are rich in Vitamin A and help you have healthy eyes. They also protect you against some types of cancer and heart disease. Citrus fruit, like oranges, aren’t rich in Vitamin A, but they are rich in Vitamin C and a type of Vitamin B. They help keep your heart healthy. Green fruit and vegetables, like spinach, green peppers and green apples, help keep both your eyes and heart healthy, and protect you against some types of cancer. Blue and purple fruit and vegetables, like grapes and eggplants, keep you away from some types of cancer and heart disease. Blueberries also help you have a good memory.