Fig. 2

Trends in vegetable intake amount among adults a) overall, and by b) sex, from 1999 to 2014. NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. All data are energy-adjusted to 2200 kcal/day. Mean (1999–2014) energy-adjusted intake amount (cup-equiv./day) for men = 1.70 (1.67–1.73), women = 1.91 (1.87–1.94), P for difference < 0.001. Sample sizes are: 38,981 overall, 20,270 women, 18,711 men