AP Medical Writer

NEW YORK (AP) _ Most U.S. adults still aren’t eating nearly enough fruits and vegetables.


California _ a big produce-growing state _ ranked highest for eating both fruits and vegetables. Tennessee was at the bottom of the fruit list, and Mississippi was last in eating vegetables.

The government recommends that adults eat 11/2 to two cups of fruit and two to three cups of vegetables each day.

Health officials have been trying to promote fruits and vegetables _ especially leafy greens _ as healthy alternatives to salty, fatty and sugary foods. The goal is to curb the nation’s obesity problem and reduce diabetes, heart disease and other maladies tied to bad diets.



But the amount of fruit and vegetable eating appears to be holding steady at a disappointingly low level, said the study’s lead author, Latetia Moore.