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* Most adults in the UK do not eat enough fruit and vegetables *
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It is recommended that adults consume 400g or at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day.

Data from the latest National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) for adults show that in Great Britain just 13% of men and 15% of women consume the daily recommended five or more portions of fruit and vegetables.

Consumption of fruit and vegetables is lowest in young adults. Of the young adults (aged 19-24) surveyed in the NDNS, none of the men and just 4% of women ate five or more portions of fruit or vegetables a day.
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* CHD 2004: Diet chapter
Chapter 5 of the BHF Coronary Heart disease statistics. Published June 2004.		  
Adobe Acrobat Document - CHD 2004: Diet chapter
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* Consumption of fruit and vegetable portions by sex and age, 2000/01, Great Britain (Table)
Source: The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2003) ONS.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Consumption of fruit and vegetable portions by sex and age, 2000/01, Great Britain (Table)
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* Consumption of fruit and vegetable portions by sex, country and region, 2000/01, Great Britain (Table)
Source: The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2002).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Consumption of fruit and vegetable portions by sex, country and region, 2000/01, Great Britain (Table)
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* Selected dietary targets for the United Kingdom (Table)
Sources: Department of Health (2005); The Scottish Office (2004 and 2008); Food Standards Agency Wales (2003).		  
Microsoft Word Document - Selected dietary targets for the United Kingdom (Table)
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* Consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables, adults aged 16 and over, 1942 to 2006, United Kingdom
Sources: Expenditure and Food Survey 2004/05 (2006); National Food Survey 2000 (2003); and previous editions.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables, adults aged 16 and over, 1942 to 2006, United Kingdom
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* Consumption of selected foods, adults aged 16 and over, 1942 to 2006, United Kingdom (Table)
Source: Family Food in 2006 (2008) ONS; National Food Survey 2000 (2001) and previous years.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Consumption of selected foods, adults aged 16 and over, 1942 to 2006, United Kingdom (Table)
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