title: [Consumption of fruits and vegetables in Chinese adults from 2010 to 2012].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the consumption of fruits and vegetables of Chinese adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 2010-2012 China National Nutrition and Health Surveillance. Information on fruits and vegetables consumption was collected by using the 24 h recall method for 3 consecutive days. Using the multi-stage stratified cluster randomization sampling method. The participants selected were more than 18 years old of 150 counties from 31 provinces in China. Age and sex standardization was performed based on the China 2009 population published by National Statistics Bureau. The average consumption of vegetables or fruits after weight adjustment for complex sampling was reported to analyze the consumption of fruits and vegetables of Chinese adults (x ± Sx).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average daily consumptions of vegetables and fruits for Chinese residents were (255 ± 6) and (36 ± 3)g/d, respectively. The total consumptions of fruits and vegetables were (291 ± 7)g/d, (295 ± 8)g/d for male, (286 ± 7)g/d for female. Rates on intake of vegetables in Chinese adults during the three survey days were 99.0%-99.8%.Rates on intake of fruits of urban and rural residents were 36.9%-51.5% and 21.3%-30.3%,respectively.The proportion of people whose total amount of vegetables and fruits intake reached 400 g/d were 24%-28% and 13%-23% in urban and rural areas, respectively. In urban and rural areas, the proportion of adults whose consumption reached Chinese dietary guidelines recommended level were 22%-26% and 14%-19% in vegetables, 2%-5% and 1%-2% in fruit, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The consumptions of vegetables and fruits were inadequate in Chinese adults.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Yuna
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Liyun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Dongmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hongyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Wentao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Qiya
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaoguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guansheng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D012424:Rural Population; D014675:Vegetables