Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults in the United States: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 19942000
Mary K. Serdula, MD, MPH,
Cathleen Gillespie, MS,
Laura Kettel-Khan, PhD,
Rosanne Farris, PhD,
Jennifer Seymour, PhD and
Clark Denny, PhD
Mary K. Serdula, Cathleen Gillespie, Laura Kettel-Khan, Rosanne Farris, and Jennifer Seymour are with the Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, and Clark Denny is with the Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.
Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Mary Serdula, MD, MPH, Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mail Stop K-26, Atlanta, GA 30341 (e-mail: mks1{at}cdc.gov).
Objectives. We examined trends in fruit and vegetable consumptionin the United States.
Methods. A 6-item food frequency questionnaire was used to assessconsumption among 434 121 adults in 49 states and the Districtof Columbia who were sampled in random-digit-dialed telephonesurveys administered in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
Results. Although the geometric mean frequency of fruit andvegetable consumption declined slightly, the proportion of respondentsconsuming fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day didnot change. With the exception of the group aged 18 to 24 years,which experienced a 3-percentage-point increase, little changewas seen among sociodemographic subgroups.
Conclusions. Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption changedlittle from 1994 to 2000. If increases are to be achieved, additionalefforts and new strategies will be needed.
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