Vietnamese keep off vegetables on pesticide fears
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Vietnamese are consuming too much starch and sugar and only half the amount of daily vegetables recommended, partly because of worries about pesticides, experts said.
A recent survey by the National Institute of Nutrition found a person in Vietnam consumes 200 grams of vegetables on average a day, which is half the quantity advised by the World Health Organization.