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CDC: Kids flunk fruits, but so did the adults!

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The third critical area to help improve fruit and vegetable habits in the United States is:

Food System Support: A systems approach to food considers many factors involved in getting fruits and vegetables from farms to consumers, including the roles of growers, processors and retailers. Food policy councils are organizations made up of many agencies and community organizations that look at access of fresh produce at the community and state levels.

These councils make recommendations about policies and programs such as farm–to–school programs, community gardens, farmers markets and availability of fresh produce in supermarkets.

•    20 states have a state–level food policy council, and 59 local food policy councils exist across the nation.


In another statistic released within the CDC report it was found that children in Vermont scored the best on the survey, with 11.4% saying they ate the recommended amounts of both fruits and vegetables.

However, kids in Arkansas scored the worse, with only 5.2% of them achieving enough fruits and vegetables every day.

How did your state perform in this survey?

Check out the state-by-state chart at “Behavioral Indicators: Fruit and Vegetable Consumption (%) ” and the state-by-state map at "Behavioral Indicators: Adult Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Maps."

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