If you live in parts of Asia, you are more likely to eat the vegetables that bolster your heart health and strengthen your immunity — such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage — compared to Americans.
In the U.S., cruciferous veggies accounts for less than 6 percent of our diet, while in Japan or Korea, it’s closer to 30 percent.
But those living in the U.S. tend to lead the globe when it comes to consuming their citrus fruits, which account for about 30 percent of the produce in diets.
Leafy vegetables were 12 percent, which was the highest of any region studied.
These are some of the insights in a new global report on phytonutrients, bankrolled by Amway, which sells more Nutrilite brand vitamins and supplements than any other product category through its more than 3 million distributors.
The report is based on analyzing data from a World Health Organization survey, and U.S. Department of Agriculture databases.
The Nutrilite global phytonutrient research will appear in the September issue of theBritish Journal of Nutrition, an international, peer-reviewed journal of nutritional science.
The report, “Global assessment of select phytonutrient intakes by level of fruit and vegetable consumption,” is based on research commissioned by Amway’s Nutrilite Health Institute and is co-authored