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. 2000 May;90(5):777-81.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.5.777.

Trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in 16 US states: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1990-1996

R Li  1 , M Serdula, S Bland, A Mokdad, B Bowman, D Nelson
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Trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in 16 US states: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1990-1996

R Li et al. Am J Public Health. 2000 May.

Abstract

Objectives: This study examined trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in 16 US states.

Methods: Data from telephone surveys were used to stratify respondents by sociodemographic and health-related characteristics.

Results: The proportion of adults who consumed fruits and vegetables at least 5 times daily was 19%, 22%, and 23% in 1990, 1994, and 1996, respectively. While the proportion increased among those with active leisure-time physical activities and normal weight, it remained almost the same among inactive people and dropped among the obese.

Conclusions: Progress in fruit and vegetable intake from 1990 to 1994 was encouraging, but it changed little between 1994 and 1996.

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