Americans Still Ignore Produce: CDC Poll

Mar 16, 2007 3:00 AM

WASHINGTON -- A survey of more than 300,000 people shows a majority of Americans have yet to incorporate more produce into their diets. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that only 32.6% of adults polled eat two or more servings of fruit every day, and a little more than 27% consume the recommended minimum of three or more servings of vegetables. Breaking out the numbers, the CDCP found that college graduates and people who earn more than $50,000 a year ate the most produce; men were the most likely to ignore vegetables -- only 22% satisfied the recommendation of at least three servings a day. The findings, released yesterday, were compiled during an extensive survey conducted in 2005, officials said.