‘Alarming and depressing’: campaign groups react to fall in 5-a-day consumption

Heath Week – 2

The National Diet and Nutrition Survey showed less than a fifth of adults and less than one in 10 children aged 11 to 18 meet the 5-a-day recommendation

Campaign groups have reacted with dismay to figures showing a sharp fall in fruit and veg consumption, describing them as “deeply alarming”.

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