The report exhibits round 33% of adults within the UK and Eire devour at the very least 5 parts of fruit and greens a day, in contrast with 30% within the Netherlands, 20% in France, 11% in Germany and simply 2% in Romania (the bottom degree out of the international locations assessed). The common throughout OECD international locations was 15%, or one in seven.
Nonetheless, for each day vegetable consumption, the best was South Korea, the place 99% of the inhabitants consumes at the very least one portion each day. The best European nation was Belgium, with 76%, adopted by Eire (75%), Norway (67%) and Sweden (66%).
In earlier years, the pattern of fruit and vegetable consumption has been upwards in Europe. “On common throughout 27 EU international locations, the proportion of 5-a-day barely elevated from 11.9% to 12.4% between 2014 and 2019. The evolution is combined throughout international locations: the proportion of 5-a-day elevated in 11 international locations whereas it decreased in 18 international locations. Word that the UK (33.1%) and Eire (28.8%) ranked first and second amongst EU international locations in 2014,” an OECD spokesperson informed FoodNavigator.
Nonetheless, lately, the pattern throughout the OECD appears to have declined barely. “By evaluating with the 2021 version of Well being at a Look, we noticed a slight discount within the common proportion of each day vegetable consumption throughout OECD international locations.
“Particularly, the common proportion of each day vegetable consumption decreased by 2 proportion level, from 59% to 57% between 2019 and 2021. In most OECD international locations, the proportion of each day vegetable consumption didn’t change, whereas it elevated in 5 international locations (by 0.5 proportion level or extra) and it decreased in 5 international locations (by -0.5 proportion level or extra).”
Common consumption of fruit and greens has been constantly proven to be good for well being. Even consumption of simply 400g every day can considerably decrease the danger of creating well being issues together with coronary heart illness, strokes, diabetes, and sure cancers, in addition to weight problems. In keeping with the OECD, there have been 2.7mn deaths ensuing from diets low in fruit, vegetable and legume consumption in 2019.
One other key discovering of the report was that ladies usually eat extra fruit and greens than males. In truth, in all international locations besides Mexico, extra girls each day consumed greens than males. On common throughout international locations assessed, 62% of ladies and 52% of males consumed greens each day. Girls have been additionally extra doubtless than males to devour 5 parts of fruit and veg every day, besides in Greece and South Korea.
