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Fewer than a third of adults and only one in 10 children are eating their recommended "five-a-day" of fruit and vegetables, government figures suggest.
The results, published in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, show that on average, adults eat only four portions a day.
Only 31% of people aged between 19 and 64 are eating the full five portions recommended for good health, it said.
The survey, of 3,000 people, was conducted for three years up to 2011.
Each person was interviewed and their blood and urine samples examined. They also filled out food diaries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18984025
The results, published in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, show that on average, adults eat only four portions a day.
Only 31% of people aged between 19 and 64 are eating the full five portions recommended for good health, it said.
The survey, of 3,000 people, was conducted for three years up to 2011.
Each person was interviewed and their blood and urine samples examined. They also filled out food diaries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18984025