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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Chart 11
Percentage below recommended minimum number of servings of vegetables and fruit, by age group and household income, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004

Chart 11 Percentage below recommended minimum number of servings of vegetables and fruit, by age group and household income, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004

* Significantly different from estimate for same age group with high household income (p < 0.05).
Notes: Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding.  Based on usual consumption.  Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating for People Four Years Old and Over recommends a minimum of five servings a day of vegetables and fruit.
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition.