Fruits and Vegetables Enhanced Federal Efforts to Increase Consumption Could Yield Health Benefits for Americans

Fruits & vegetables (F&V) are a critical source of nutrients & other substances that help protect against chronic diseases, incl. heart disease & cancer. Fewer than 1 in 4 Amer. consumes the daily 5-9 servings of F&V recommended by the fed. Dietary Guidelines for Amer. (DGA). This report: examines the health benefits assoc. with consuming the recommended servings of F&V; determines the extent to which overall F&V consumption by Amer. has improved under key fed. nutrition policy, guidance, & educ. programs; assesses the impact of key fed. food assist. programs on F&V consumption by program participants; & identifies fed. actions that experts recommend for increasing the consumption of F&V, as well as the implications of those actions.Dyckman, Lawrence J. is the author of 'Fruits and Vegetables Enhanced Federal Efforts to Increase Consumption Could Yield Health Benefits for Americans' with ISBN 9780756730192 and ISBN 0756730198.