Teens Still Don’t Eat Enough Fruits and Vegetables, Study Shows
The overwhelming majority of high school students nationally haven’t met recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake in recent years, CDC report shows.
In news unlikely to be shocking to any parent of a high school student, too many have continued to eschew fruits and vegetables, a new analysis shows.
Recommendations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture call for a minimum intake of 1.5 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables for girls 14 to 18 years old and 2 cups of fruit and 3 cups of vegetables for boys the same age.
But most aren't having it, the analysis released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shows. In 2017, only 7.1% of high school students nationally met the recommended intake for fruits and 2% met the recommended intake for vegetables, the report's estimates show.
To arrive at their estimates and update previous data from 2013, researchers examined data from 2017 national and state Youth Risk Behavior Surveys – which are self-reported, anonymous surveys administered in schools – and found not much has changed. The report says 8.5% of high school students met the recommended intake for fruit in 2013, while 2.1% met the recommended intake for vegetables.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-01-21/high-school-students-still-dont-eat-enough-fruits-or-vegetables
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