title: Fruit Consumption by Youth in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the contribution of whole fruit, including discrete types of fruit, to total fruit consumption and to investigate differences in consumption by sociodemographic characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed data from 3129 youth aged 2 to 19 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011 to 2012. Using the Food Patterns Equivalents Database and the What We Eat in America 150 food groups, we calculated the contribution of whole fruit, 100% fruit juices, mixed fruit dishes, and 12 discrete fruit and fruit juices to total fruit consumption. We examined differences by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty status.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nearly 90% of total fruit intake came from whole fruits (53%) and 100% fruit juices (34%) among youth aged 2 to 19 years. Apples, apple juice, citrus juice, and bananas were responsible for almost half of total fruit consumption. Apples accounted for 18.9% of fruit intake. Differences by age were predominately between youth aged 2 to 5 years and 6 to 11 years. For example, apples contributed a larger percentage of total fruit intake among youth 6 to 11 years old (22.4%) than among youth 2 to 5 years old (14.6%), but apple juice contributed a smaller percentage (8.8% vs 16.8%), P < .05. There were differences by race and Hispanic origin in intake of citrus fruits, berries, melons, dried fruit, and citrus juices and other fruit juices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings provide insight into what fruits US youth are consuming and sociodemographic factors that may influence consumption.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, kherrick1@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Kirsten A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Herrick
authors.affiliation: Infant, Child, and Women's Health Statistics Branch, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, and.
authors.forename: Lauren M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rossen
authors.affiliation: Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
authors.forename: Samara Joy
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Statistics Branch, Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland.
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Branum
authors.affiliation: Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
authors.forename: Cynthia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ogden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult