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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Majority of Indians Cannot Afford Fruits and Vegetables, Study Reveals -Amanat Khullar

Majority of Indians Cannot Afford Fruits and Vegetables, Study Reveals -Amanat Khullar

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published Published on Sep 25, 2016   modified Modified on Sep 25, 2016
-TheWire.in

A study shows that lower the average income of a country, the lower is its consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Nearly 60% of the people in low-income countries, including India, cannot afford the recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables, research published in the British medical journal Lancet has concluded.

Most nutritional guidelines recommend the consumption of at least two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables per day. However, according to the study, a large proportion of individuals do not meet these targets. Data shows that consumption of fruit and vegetables is low worldwide, particularly in low-income countries, and lower the average income of a country, the lower the average consumption of fruits and vegetables.

The study is based on responses received from 147,938 adults aged 35-70 years in 18 countries between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2013. The responses of 143,000 individuals were considered as the rest did not report “plausible energy intake” in the range of 500-5,000 kilo calories per day.

The countries were divided into four categories based on their income levels. The low-income countries include Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. The four lower-middle income countries include China, Colombia, Iran and Occupied Palestinian Territory. Upper-middle income countries are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Malaysia, Poland, Turkey and South Africa and the three high income countries are Canada, Sweden and United Arab Emirates.

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TheWire.in, 22 September, 2016, http://thewire.in/65661/fruits-vegetables-consumption-malnutrition/


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