What “Optimal” Health Is Really Costing You — The Hidden Price Nobody Talks About
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▶ Are people eating enough fruits and vegetables?
No.
Americans only eat an average of 2.5 servings of produce (fruit and vegetables combined) per day.41
Only 12.2 percent of people meet fruit intake recommendations, and less—9.3 percent—meet vegetable intake recommendations.
A mere ten percent of Americans get a full five servings of fruits and vegetables combined per day.42
▶ Is getting more than the recommended amount better?
There are likely diminishing returns to eating more than the above suggestions.
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