In the 2021 financial year in Australia, 63 percent of young females aged 2 to 17 years were meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fruit consumption. Most children did not reach the recommended daily intake for vegetables, with less than eight percent of boys consuming the recommended daily vegetable intake.
Share of children meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption in Australia in 2021, by gender
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 17, 2022). Share of children meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption in Australia in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171998/australia-share-of-children-meeting-fruit-and-vegetable-dietary-recommendation-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of children meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption in Australia in 2021, by gender." Chart. June 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171998/australia-share-of-children-meeting-fruit-and-vegetable-dietary-recommendation-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of children meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption in Australia in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171998/australia-share-of-children-meeting-fruit-and-vegetable-dietary-recommendation-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Children Meeting The Australian Dietary Guidelines for Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Australia in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171998/australia-share-of-children-meeting-fruit-and-vegetable-dietary-recommendation-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of children meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption in Australia in 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171998/australia-share-of-children-meeting-fruit-and-vegetable-dietary-recommendation-by-gender/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Share of children meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption in Australia in 2021, by gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171998/australia-share-of-children-meeting-fruit-and-vegetable-dietary-recommendation-by-gender/