4364.0.55.001 - Australian Health Survey: First Results, 2011-12
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/10/2012 First Issue
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The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recommends that adults eat a minimum of 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables a day to ensure good nutrition and health.
In 2011-12, 48.3% of Australians aged 18 years and over reported that they usually met the guideline for daily fruit intake, while 8.3% met the guideline for daily vegetable intake. Taking both guidelines into account, only 5.6% of Australian adults had an adequate usual daily intake of fruit and vegetables. Women were more likely to meet both guidelines than men (6.6% and 4.5% respectively). In general, older Australians were more likely to meet the guidelines than younger adults, with 9.6% of persons aged 65-74 years consuming the recommended intake of fruit and vegetables, compared with 3.0% of persons aged 25-34 years. Footnote(s): (a) Persons aged 18 years and over. Source(s): Australian Health Survey: First Results Footnote(s): (a) Persons aged 18 years and over. Source(s): Australian Health Survey: First Results
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