Vegetable and Fruit Consumption – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk

42.7% of Haldimand and Norfolk residents, aged 12 years and older, consumed vegetables and fruits 5 or more times per day compared to 38.9% of Ontario residents (2013-14).
57.3% of Haldimand and Norfolk residents, aged 12 years and older, consumed vegetables and fruits 4 or less times per day compared to 61.1% of Ontario residents (2013-14).

Proportion of Population aged 12 Years and Older, by Nutrition Behaviour, Haldimand and Norfolk and Ontario, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, and 2013-2014

(Crude Rate, Both sexes) (%, CI)
	2009-2010		2011-2012		2013-2014
	Haldimand-Norfolk	Ontario	Haldimand-Norfolk	Ontario	Haldimand-Norfolk	Ontario
Consumption of vegetables and fruits 5 or more times per day	44 (38.8-49.2)	42.6 (41.7-43.5)	34.1 (28.3-39.8)	38.2 (37.3-39.2)	42.7 (36.4-49)	38.9 (38-39.7)
Consumption of vegetables and fruits 4 or less times per day	56 (50.8-61.2)	57.4 (56.5-58.3)	65.9 (60.2-71.7)	61.8 (60.8-62.7)	57.3 (51-63.6)	61.1 (60.3-62)

Source: Public Health Ontario. Snapshots: Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit: Self-Reported Nutrition and Healthy Weights, Crude Rate, (both sexes combined), 2009/10-2013/14. Toronto, ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2016 Nov 30 [cited 2017 Sept 28]. Available from: http://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/DataAndAnalytics/Snapshots/Pages/Health-Behaviours—Nutrition-and-Healthy-Weights.aspx

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