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Table 3 Proportion (n (%)) of survey respondents’ consumption of fruit, vegetables, breakfast, sugar sweetened beverages and takeaway foods

From: The knowledge, barriers and opportunities to improve nutrition and physical activity amongst young people attending an Australian youth mental health service: a mixed-methods study

 

Category

n

%

Fruit intake

Meeting recommendations

9

18.8%

Not meeting recommendations

39

81.3%

Vegetable Intake

Meeting recommendations

4

8.3%

Not meeting recommendations

44

91.7%

Breakfast Intake

Not eating daily

32

66.7%

Eating daily

16

33.3%

Water Intake

Multiple times per day

18

37.5%

Once a day or less

30

62.5%

Sugar sweetened beverages intake

Less than once a week

20

41.7%

Weekly or more

28

58.3%

Takeaway food intake

Less than once a week

12

25.0%

More than once a week

36

75.0%