Americans still skipping fruits, veggies

American adults still aren't eating the necessary amount of fruits and vegetables that is recommended. A recent study was performed on the adult population and the results showed that consumption is down. Fruit dropped from 34% to 33% and vegetable stayed constant at 26%. In fact, no state met the goals that were set years ago. California was leading with fruit consumption and Tennessee was the best for vegetables. On the other side of things were Oklahoma and South Dakota, which had the lowest results. Health officials feel descouraged with the findings and really hope to improve scores in upcoming years.

This article didn't surprise me one bit. I'm actually kind of surprised that even 30% of adults ate the right amount of fruits or vegetables. Our whole country is more interested in eating fatty foods, especially from fast food restaurants. It's about time we start recognizing that we need to make some changes. I know that eating healthy is a struggle for me too and I think it should be promoted much more than it is. Instead of constantly watching commercials about greasy burgers and fries, maybe we need to be seeing things about healthy fruits and vegetables.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39096775/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/