THE WELFARE EFFECTS OF CONSUMING A CANCER PREVENTION DIET



categories (Table 2). National consumption of fruits and vegetables has been estimated
from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (McNamara et al 1999;

Tippett and Cleveland 1999) and from food supply data (Kantor 1998).

The main difference between the California data and the US data is in the
consumption of starchy vegetables such as potatoes and sweet corn. US consumption is
more than one serving per day greater than California consumption.

Table 1. Recommended and Actual Consumption Levels

Servings per Day Percent Increase

Recommended Actual      Needed

Fruit

Citrus, Melon, Berry

1

0.763

31

All other fruit

2

1.090

83

Total Fruit

3

1.853

62

Vegetable 1

Starchy

0.5

0.249

101

Salad

1

0.492

103

Garden

1.5

0.826

82

Dark

1

0.310

223

Total Vegetable

1.877

113

Vegetable 2

Starchy

0.5

0.249

101

Dark*

1

0.310**

223

Cruciferous*

0.5

0.192**

160

Dark non cruciferous

0.209

Dark cruciferous

0.102

Garden cruciferous

0.091

Tomato

0.3

0.260

15

Salad

1

0.492

103

Garden non cruciferous

0.7

0.475

47

Total Vegetable

1.877

113

*Dark = Dark non cruciferous + Dark cruciferous.

*Cruciferous = Garden cruciferous + Dark cruciferous.

**Not counted in total as the dark cruciferous category would be counted twice.

Source: California Department of Health Services Bi-annual Consumption Surveys.



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