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CDC data brief: fruit and vegetable consumption rises sharply with income

New CDC figures show low-income adults eat far less fresh produce than higher earners, as SNAP cuts and pricier dietary guidelines widen the gap.

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What to know

  • CDC data (Aug 2021-2023) show fruit and vegetable consumption rises steadily with income: 56% of adults below 130% of the federal poverty level ate fruit on a given day vs 76% of those at 350% of FPL.
  • The gap holds across vegetable types too — only 29% of the lowest-income adults ate a dark green vegetable in a day, compared with 42% of the highest-income group.
  • The report comes as Republican cuts in the 'Big Beautiful Bill' have caused SNAP enrollment to fall, while RFK Jr's revised dietary guidelines push a diet a University of Washington study found costs a mean of $15.82/day — well above the roughly $3/day average SNAP benefit per person.

“A review of the state of health of the people of the different groups suggests that, as income increases, disease and death-rate decrease, children grow more quickly, adult stature is greater and general health and physique improve”

Sir John Boyd Orr, 1935 UK diet and income study author · The Guardian ↗ · Sep 18

Robert F Kennedy JrRobert F Kennedy Jr US health secretaryPriya Fielding-Singh Director of policy and programs, GWU Global Food InstituteCDC National Center for Health Statistics Report author

CDC data brief: fruit and vegetable consumption rises sharply with income
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    Guardian's report recirculates on Bluesky

    The Guardian's account reposted the CDC findings, drawing further engagement on social media the following day.

    • us.theguardian.com

      The report highlights deep divides between low- and middle- income, a disparity that dates back decades

      us.theguardian.comBluesky3d ago27▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    CDC data brief shows produce intake rising with income

    CDC's National Center for Health Statistics reports that more than 9 in 10 adults ate a vegetable and about 7 in 10 ate fruit on a given day between August 2021-2023, but consumption rose markedly with family income — 56% of the poorest adults ate fruit on a given day versus 76% of those earning 350% of the federal poverty level.

    “Particularly for people with lower incomes this is really infeasible, especially when millions of people – and what will be probably millions of children – are going to lose access to a really critical benefit that keeps people food secure…”
    — Priya Fielding-Singh
    1. 2 outlets Likelihood of eating fresh produce increases with income for US adults, new CDC report shows

      first by Guardian US, 4d ago · also Guardian

  3. background

    HHS unveils new food pyramid emphasizing pricier foods — A new government 'food pyramid' released in January, under health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, emphasized animal protein and fresh fruit and vegetables — foods studies show cost more than a typical diet.