title: Trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in the United States: behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 1994-2000.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined trends in fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 6-item food frequency questionnaire was used to assess consumption among 434 121 adults in 49 states and the District of Columbia who were sampled in random-digit-dialed telephone surveys administered in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although the geometric mean frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption declined slightly, the proportion of respondents consuming fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day did not change. With the exception of the group aged 18 to 24 years, which experienced a 3-percentage-point increase, little change was seen among sociodemographic subgroups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption changed little from 1994 to 2000. If increases are to be achieved, additional efforts and new strategies will be needed.
authors.affiliation: Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mail Stop K-26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. mks1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Serdula
authors.forename: Cathleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kettel-Khan
authors.forename: Rosanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Farris
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.forename: Clark
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Denny
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014675:Vegetables