According to the report, one in three adults in Ireland consumes five or more servings of fruit and vegetables every day, the highest of any developed country.
Eating fruits and vegetables regularly can improve your health, especially lowering your risk of heart disease and certain types of cancer. The World Health Organization recommends eating at least 400g, or 5 servings, every day.
Figures released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show that Ireland and the UK are tied at the top of a table of 33 countries that compares the number of people who report eating five meals a day. There is. In both countries, 33% of adults meet their daily goals.
The next highest ranking countries are South Korea and Israel, with 32% saying they eat five or more meals a day, followed by the Netherlands (30%). This figure is 20 percent in France, 15 percent in Portugal and 11 percent in Germany. The OECD average is 15%, less than half that of Ireland.
Ireland is faring slightly worse in terms of the number of people who eat vegetables every day. Among people over the age of 15, 75% eat some vegetables every day, ranking the country in sixth place.
In all OECD countries except Greece and South Korea, women are more likely to receive a fifth than men. Ireland had the third largest gender gap after Denmark and Finland.
The survey found that Irish people’s exercise habits were slightly below average, with 37% doing 150 minutes of physical activity a week, compared to the OECD average of 40%. – Additional reporting by The Guardian