Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2015-2018.

Abstract

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), 2015-2020 (1), recommends consuming different types of vegetables, including dark green, red or orange, starchy, and other vegetables, and fruit, especially whole fruit. Fruits and vegetables are part of healthy eating patterns; they are sources of many essential nutrients, fiber and phytochemicals, and are associated with decreased risk of chronic diseases (1-3). This report examines the percentage of children and adolescents aged 2-19 who consumed fruits and vegetables on a given day in 2015-2018.

• Authors: Edwina A Wambogo, Nicholas Ansai, Namanjeet Ahulwalia, Cynthia L Ogden
• Journal: NCHS data brief (NCHS Data Brief) Issue 391 Pg. 1-8 (Nov 2020) ISSN: 1941-4927 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 33270555 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
• Child
• Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
• Child, Preschool
• Diet (statistics & numerical data)
• Diet Surveys
• Female
• Fruit
• Humans
• Male
• Nutrition Policy
• United States
• Vegetables
• Young Adult