Published
12 Sep, 2022
In order to maintain health and wellbeing, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australian Dietary Guidelines include minimum recommended daily serves of fruit and vegetables that the population should consume to minimise diet-related chronic disease risk.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 to 2.6% of the disease burden for cancer, and a diet low in vegetables contributed about 0.5% of this burden.3
Data
Summary
Less than 1 in 10 adults meet the dietary guidelines for vegetable intake
In 2020-21, less than 1 in 10 Australians (8.7%) met the dietary guideline for daily vegetable intake.
Females are more than twice as likely as males to meet the dietary guideline for vegetable intake
The proportion of females meeting the dietary guideline for daily vegetable intake in 2020-21 (12.8%) was more than double the proportion for males (4.4%).
Revision Type
Minor
Version Number
1.2