Fruits and Vegetables: Enhanced Federal Efforts to Increase Consumption Could Yield Health Benefits for Americans
Jan 2002 · DIANE Publishing
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61
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Fruits and vegetables (F&V) are a critical source of nutrients and other substances that help protect against chronic diseases, incl. heart disease and cancer. Fewer than 1 in 4 Amer. consumes the daily 5-9 servings of F&V recommended by the fed. Dietary Guidelines for Amer. (DGA). This report: examines the health benefits assoc. with consuming the recommended servings of F&V; determines the extent to which overall F&V consumption by Amer. has improved under key fed. nutrition policy, guidance, and educ. programs; assesses the impact of key fed. food assist. programs on F&V consumption by program participants; and identifies fed. actions that experts recommend for increasing the consumption of F&V, as well as the implications of those actions.
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