Eat Smart: Report Card — Vegetable consumption Fruits and vegetables provide a variety of health benefits and may help protect you from chronic diseases. Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers. Learn more about vegetables and how to eat more. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend a minimum of 2.5 cups daily of vegetables. The guidelines also recommend choosing dark green leafy vegetables and orange vegetables frequently.  How do King County employees and their spouses/domestic partners stack up?
Improving but does not meet the national goal.
In 2008 almost half (49%) of Wellness Assessment respondents reported that they ate 3 or more servings of vegetables daily. This is an increase of almost 15% since 2006. 
Healthy People 2010 specifies the health objectives for the nation. The Healthy People 2010 goal for vegetable consumption is: - Objective 19-6: Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least three daily servings of vegetables, with at least one-third being dark green or orange vegetables to 50% or more.
King County currently does not meet the Healthy People 2010 goal for consumption of at least three daily servings of vegetables. (Note: Wellness Assessment data only provides information on overall vegetable consumption. It does not provide information specific to consumption of dark green or orange vegetables.) |
