about 31%
About what share of the U.S. food supply is wasted at the retail and consumer level?
That waste equaled roughly 133 billion pounds of food in a single year.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2010) usda.gov
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About what share of U.S. adults meet the recommended daily intake of vegetables?
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About what share of U.S. adults meet the recommended daily intake of fruit?
Vermont and Connecticut had the highest rates; West Virginia and Kentucky had the lowest.
Source: CDC (MMWR) (2019) cdc.gov
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