Replacing Fats and Sweets With Vegetables and FruitsA Question of Cost
Adam Drewnowski, PhD,
Nicole Darmon, PhD and
André Briend, PhD
Adam Drewnowski is with the Center for Public Health Nutrition and the Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington in Seattle. Nicole Darmon is with the Institut National pour la Science et la Recherche Medicale Unit 557 and the Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de lAlimentation at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris, France. André Briend is with the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in Paris, France.

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FIGURE 1— Relationship between food energy density (MJ/kg) and energy costs ( /MJ), as plotted on a log scale.
Note. MJ = megajoules.
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FIGURE 2— Relationship between fats and sweets consumption (g/day) and diet costs ( /day).
Note. Regression lines are for each quintile of energy intake. Open circles denote lowest quintile.
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FIGURE 3— Relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption (g/day) and diet costs ( /day).
Note. Regression lines are for each quintile of energy intake. Open circles denote lowest quintile.
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