The consumption of fruits and vegetables is inadequate with 98.4 percent of adults reportedly consuming less than five servings per day while 41.3 pc adult respondents did not meet WHO recommendations on physical activity of 600 Metabolic equivalents (METS) per week, revealed the findings of the National Non- Communicable Disease Monitoring Survey NNMS (2017-18) on Monday.

According to the National Non-communicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS), which was released by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, more than one in every four adults and 6.2 pc adolescents were overweight or obese. It said almost three out of ten adults had raised blood pressure, 9.3 pc had raised blood glucose, average daily intake of salt was 8 gms, while two in five adults had three or more risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

The results also showed that, one in every three adults and more than one-fourth proportion of surveyed men used any form of tobacco and consumed alcohol in past 12 months respectively, the Health Ministry said. The estimated sample size for the survey was 12,000 adults, ranging  18 to 69 years, and 1,700 adolescents (15 to 17 years).

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