Published
13 Sep, 2022
In order to maintain health and wellbeing, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australian Dietary Guidelines provide minimum recommended daily serves of fruit and vegetables that the population should consume to minimise the risk of diet-related chronic diseases.1 The 2015 Australian Burden of Disease Study indicated that dietary risks contributed 4.2% of the disease burden for cancer.2 The 2011 Australian Burden of Disease Study indicated that a diet low in fruit contributed 2.6% of the disease burden for cancer, and a diet low in vegetables contributed about 0.5% of this burden.3
Data
Summary
Almost half of all adults meet the dietary guideline for fruit intake
In 2020-21, just under 1 in 2 adult Australians (44.8%) met the dietary guideline for daily fruit intake.
Higher proportions of females than males are meeting the guideline for fruit intake
In 2020-21, 48.3% of females met the dietary guideline for daily fruit intake compared to 41.2% of males.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are less likely than the broader Australian community to meet the dietary guideline for fruit intake
In 2018-19, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were less likely than the broader Australian community to meet the dietary guideline for daily fruit intake (39.2% compared to 51.1%).
Revision Type
Minor
Version Number
1.2