To Veggie Or Not To Veggie: Study Shows U.S. Adults Pass On Fruits & Veggies
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According to a large national survey released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most U.S. adults still aren’t eating nearly enough fruits and vegetables. The survey shows that only 13 percent said they ate the recommended amount of fruit each day and 9 percent actually did eat enough vegetables.
The results come from a 2013 national telephone survey of hundreds of thousands of Americans. California which is a big produce-growing state ranked highest for eating both fruits and vegetables.
At the bottom of the fruit list was Tennesse and in the vegetables department Mississippi was in last place. Adults are recommended by the government to eat 1½ to two cups of fruit and two to three cups of vegetables each day.
The goal is to change the direction of the nation’s obesity problem, reduce maladies tied to bad diets including heart disease and diabetes. In order to reach this goal health officials have been trying to promote fruits and vegetables as healthy alternatives to salty, fatty and sugary foods. .
According to the study’s lead author Latetia Moore, the amount of fruit and vegetable eating appears to be holding steady at a disappointingly low level.
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