A new report shows Americans are actually getting worse at eating their vegetables. This is hardly the first study to document dismal diet habits. Last week, the CDC gave U.S. adults poor marks for fruit and vegetable consumption. Now, researchers from Johns Hopkins University confirm that Americans aren’t getting better at eating fruits and vegetables — even though public health officials urge them to do so. The Johns Hopkins study shows that, among U.S. adults, fruit consumption is holding steady, but vegetable consumption is headed down — even if you count french fries. The study appears in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Fruit, Vegetable Consumption Johns Hopkins University’s Tiffany Gary, PhD, and colleagues reviewed data from two national health surveys. The first survey, conducted from 1988 to 1994, included nearly 15,000 U.S. adults. The second survey, done between 1999 and 2002, included about 8,900 U.S. adults. In both, participants reported everything they had eaten during the previous 24 hours. Then researchers checked how many people met these goals: * Two or more servings of fruit, including fresh fruit, dried fruit, and 100% fruit juice […]