Only 7% consume 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day - Food and Health. Consumption almost always lower in the central-south regions than in the north.

Sardinia has one of the highest percentages on the Peninsula is recorded (14%). The regions above the national average are Liguria, Piedmont, Veneto, the province of Trento and Basilicata. Among the areas with the 'black shirt': Calabria and Campania, but also Puglia and Molise.