Percentage of Canadian children and youth aged 12 to 17 years who eat fruits and vegetables 5 times or more per day, by cultural/racial background, Canada, 2010-2013 – The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth

2.2.13 Percentage of Canadian children and youth aged 12 to 17 years who eat fruits and vegetables 5 times or more per day, by cultural/racial background, Canada, 2010-2013

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	Arab / West Asian	Black	East / Southeast Asian	Latin American	South Asian	White
Cultural/Racial Background	52.8	49.3	35.2	47.1	42.5	47.9

Source: CICH graphic created using data adapted from Towards a Healthier Canada – Health Inequalities Data Table, Health Inequalities Data Tool, A joint initiative of the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network, Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute of Health Information. Data: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2010-2013.

Canadian children and youth from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds are more or less likely to eat fruits and vegetables 5 times a day or more.

53% of children and youth who are from Arab or West Asian backgrounds eat fruits and vegetables 5 times a day or more.

This is compared with 43% of children and youth from South Asian background; 35% of children and youth from East or Southeast Asian background and 48% of White children and youth.