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Apples are top fruit for U.S. kids

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – For U.S. children and teens, more than half of total fruit consumption comes from whole fruits, most commonly apples, new survey data show. “My ultimate goal was to understand what kids are eating,” said lead author Kirsten A. Herrick of the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland. Kids’ whole fruit consumption increased by 67 percent between 2003 and 2010, according to a