Image via WikipediaABC World News reported, Despite all of our efforts to get healthy in America...most of us are not eating as many fruits and vegetables as recommended. Over the past decade, the same number of us eat vegetables and even fewer of us are eating enough fruit.

The AP reports that most Americans still don't eat vegetables often enough, and fruit consumption is actually dropping a little, according to a new government report released Thursday. The CDC found that last year, about one-third of US adults consumed fruit or fruit juice at least twice a day. That's down slightly from more than 34 percent in 2000. Only about 26 percent ate vegetables three or more times a day, the same as in 2000.

Women Much More Likely Than Men To Eat Recommended Servings. The Orlando Sentinel Vital Signs blog reported that the numbers haven't even increased in ten years, despite efforts from the federal government like 'five-a-day,' which suggests eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables. Also, women are much more likely than men to eat the recommended servings.

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