European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Farmers Market in new York a Survey by the National cancer Institute indicates that 91 percent of americans done to or wont a eat the daily amount of vegetables and fruit recommended for a healthy diet. Americans shy from veggies by Rebecca Perl Cox news service despite years of nagging by everyone from surgeons general to mothers americans still a. Don t eat their vegetables or of Weir fruit. A a new Quot snapshot of the american diet Quot by the National cancer Institute shows that 91 percent of a americans Don t a or wont a eat the recommended three Servings of vegetables and two Servings of fruit a Day. As a result the government says most americans Aren t getting enough fiber Vita my a and Vitamin c a All vital components of a healthy diet. R or. Quot every set of guidelines you see that looks at diet and disease stresses daily consumption of fruits and vegetables said Blossom Patterson a cancer Institute 1 statistician who wrote the study. Quot the startling thing is the disparity Between what is recommended and what is. -. Actually  the latest findings were so surprising to researchers that they reported Quot the Public is either unaware of the Likely benefits of including these foods in the daily diet or is unwilling or cannot afford to follow the  the researchers say americans Are still eating Quot too Many of the wrong things or too Little of the right Quot a review of the findings in the american journal of Public health called for Quot the most vigorous collaborative nutrition. Campaign Ever launched Quot to change the  s eating habits. M a a v a. The fiber in fruits and vegetables for instance helps reduce the risk of Colon cancer and gastrointestinal problems and it May lower cholesterol. Federal dietary guidelines recommend that adults eat from 20 to 30 Grams of fiber a Day. A typical diet without fruits or -. Vegetables includes about 6 Grams of fiber. ,._ nutritionists say fruits and vegetables Are also an important source of  minerals. They warn that anyone eating Only one helping of fruit or vegetables a Day is getting a diet that is "clearly.inadequate.-,. Fruits and vegetables also provide Vitamin a and Beta carotene a both associated with lower cancer risk. Carrots and Sweet potatoes Are especially High in Vitamin act. A. Citrus fruits Good sources of Vitamin a have also been linked to cancer prevention and May provide Protection from colds and flu. One Orange a Day provides the recommended daily requirement of Vitamin c. It takes three vegetables to meet the same requirement. 77to bring the american dinner table into sharper focus the cancer Institute surveyed 11,700 americans a 19 to 74 years of age a on what they ate in a single 24-hour period Twenty two percent said they ate no vegetables at All a and Only one in four reported eating three helpings of vegetables a including potatoes Beans and salads As Well As canned Frozen and fresh vegetables. Half a cup of raw or cooked vegetables counted As one serving a a even when they do eat vegetables.  Fried potatoes and lettuce salads Over such items As. Spinach collards Green Beans and Corn which Are More nutritious. A v r to make matters worse they tend to like their vegetables with butter and their salads with lots of dressing which add fat they also like to add Salt which a contributes to High blood pressure a americans also tend to eat vegetables overcooked a a condition that ensures that Many of the nutrients have Quot been lost. But Patterson says that Quot eating Broccoli that is cooked for a Long time sure beats not eating any Broccoli at  cancer Institute Survey found that when it Corner to. Admonitions about Quot an Apple a Day Quot americans done to do much better. Nearly half reported that they did t eat any fruit at All on the designated Day. And less than 30 percent reported eating the recommended two fruits a Day. U fruit includes fresh fruit dried fruit or fruit juice. A. _ serving consists of a medium sized piece of fruit or 6 ounces of juice. Fruit pies done to count. Only 9 percent of americans reported eating three vegetables and two fruits a Day. The Survey found that. Older americans especially Whites Are the most Likely to eat the recommended portions men were More Likely to eat adequate Servings of vegetables than women. Women were More skely to eat two Servings of fruit. A f As a group Blacks were the least Likely to eat a total of five Servings of vegetables and fruits Only 6 percent of Blacks ate the recommended Servings. A i. A Page 14 a a a the stars and stripes Friday Jalu