Posted on
February 12, 2025 by
The VRG Weblog Editor
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by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
The lately printed Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Pointers Advisory Committee features a sobering examination of the standard of the American food plan.
By way of greens:
- 78% of these ages 1 12 months and older have intakes of greens which can be beneath suggestions.
- 93% are beneath suggestions for pink and orange greens
- 83% are beneath suggestions for beans, peas, and lentils
- 79% are beneath suggestions for dark-green greens.
About 80% of Individuals ages 1 12 months and older eat lower than the really useful quantity of fruit every day.
Solely 2% of these ages 1 12 months and older meet or exceed the really useful variety of servings of complete grains. That signifies that 98% of individuals don’t eat sufficient complete grain merchandise. Satirically, 93% of these ages 1 12 months and older meet or exceed the suggestions for refined grains.
It’s not stunning that the report identifies potassium, dietary fiber, and calcium, that are discovered extensively in greens, fruits, and complete grains, as three of the vitamins of public well being concern as a result of underconsumption.
We shouldn’t have separate numbers to inform us how vegans and vegetarians are doing, We suspect that these Individuals who’re consuming extra greens together with pink and orange greens, beans/peas/lentils, and dark-green greens; extra fruits; and extra complete grains and fewer refined grains could be a lot much less more likely to have insufficient intakes of potassium, dietary fiber, and calcium.
To learn extra about good sources of calcium for vegans see Calcium within the Vegan Food regimen.
To learn extra about good sources of potassium for vegans see Considering About Potassium
To learn extra about U.S. meals consumption see:
