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Prevention - Diet and Nutrition

Alcohol
Fruits
Vegetables
Fats
Measure
Estimated gallons of alcohol drunk per person, per year (ages 14 and older)
Average daily servings (ages 2 and older)
Average daily servings (ages 2 and older)
Intake of total fat as a percentage of total calories (ages 2 and older)
Period
1990-1998
1989-1996
1989-1996
1989-1996
Trend
Falling slightly
Rising
Rising slightly
Falling slightly
Desired
Direction
Most Recent
Estimate
1998: 2.19 gallons were consumed per person. 1994-1996: 1.5 daily servings were consumed. 1994-1996: 3/4 daily servings were consumed. 1994-1996: 33% of total calories came from fat.
Target From
Healthy People
2010 Report
2 gallons per year At least 2 daily servings At least 3 daily servings with at least 1/3 dark-green/deep-yellow People should consume no more than 30% of daily calories from fat.
Progress Relative to Healthy People 2010 Target
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