In the 2021 financial year, 94.2 percent of children aged 14 to 17 years old in Australia did not meet the recommendations for daily intake of vegetables. The share of children aged two to three eating enough vegetables per day is higher than any other age group, but still low with less than one third of children aged between 2 and 3 years old consuming enough vegetables on a daily basis.
Share of children who meet recommendations for daily vegetable intake in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 17, 2022). Share of children who meet recommendations for daily vegetable intake in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630111/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-vegetable-intake-recommendations-by-age/
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Children Who Meet Recommendations for Daily Vegetable Intake in Australia in Financial Year 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630111/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-vegetable-intake-recommendations-by-age/
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Share of children who meet recommendations for daily vegetable intake in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630111/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-vegetable-intake-recommendations-by-age/