Americans Aren't Eating Their Fruits and Vegetables (Infographic)

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Maps show fruit and vegetable consumption.
A majority of the U.S. population isn't eating the federally recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. (Image credit: By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist)

In 2013, just 13 percent of American adults consumed enough fruit to meet U.S. dietary recommendations, and 9 percent consumed enough vegetables to meet the recommendations. Here's a look at how many people in each state are eating their fruits and vegetables.

Karl Tate
Karl Tate
LiveScience Infographic Artist
Karl has been Purch's infographics specialist across all editorial properties since 2010.  Before joining Purch, Karl spent 11 years at the New York headquarters of The Associated Press, creating news graphics for use around the world in newspapers and on the web.  He has a degree in graphic design from Louisiana State University.