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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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In a new federal report, researchers say most U.S. adults are eating at least some fruits and vegetables every day, but plenty aren't.
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plenty → say → fruits
During 2021 to 2023, the most recent available data, about 70% of adults age 20 and older said that they ate any fruit or drank 100% fruit juice on a given day—leaving roughly 30% of American adults who reported not eating a single piece of fruit or drinking any fruit juice.
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who → say → juice
93% said they ate a vegetable.
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they → say → vegetable
The data are collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) as part of an annual health and nutrition survey that includes 5,000 adults and children.
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that → collect → adults
The latest numbers are similar to the dietary patterns revealed by the previous survey conducted from 2015 to 2018, though fruit intake is slightly up while vegetable intake is down.
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intake → reveal → 2018
In that survey, 67% of adults ate fruit on a given day, and 95% ate a vegetable.
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% → eat → vegetable
In the latest survey, more women than men consumed fruit on a given day (74% vs. 66%).
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women → consume → %
About the same proportion of women and men ate vegetables, but the type differed; while 42% of women reported eating a dark-green vegetable, only 34% of men did.
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% → eat → men
Dark-green vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals that can help the heart, brain, and bones.
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that → help → heart
People with higher family incomes were more likely to eat fruits and vegetables than those with lower incomes.
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People → eat → incomes
Across income groups, however, dark-green vegetables were the least commonly consumed kind.
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vegetables → consume → groups
While the report shows that Americans are maintaining the amount of fruit and vegetables in their diets, what they're eating still falls below federal nutrition guidelines, which recommend about 2 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables daily.
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which → show → vegetables
31% of adults reported consuming 100% fruit juice as their fruit allocation, which nutrition experts say isn’t as beneficial as eating whole fruits, which provide fiber as well.
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which → report → fiber
The NCHS survey does not include analysis of what drives people to eat fruit and vegetables, but cost is likely to play a factor in consumption patterns.
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cost → include → patterns
While food inflation remained low from 2015 to 2019, the pandemic caused a jump in food prices, with 3.5% average increases in grocery prices overall in ensuing years.
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pandemic → remain → years
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