More Kids Skipping Fruit, Veges as Experts Raise Alarm

Just 1 in 20 children ate the recommended daily serving of vegetables.
More Kids Skipping Fruit, Veges as Experts Raise Alarm
A fruit and vegetable shop storekeeper changes the price of bananas in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2006. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
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Public health advocates are calling for action to curb obesity after fewer Australian children were found to be eating fruit and vegetables.

The number of children eating the recommended amount of fruit has dropped substantially, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ National Health Survey results.