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Global Variability in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

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Hall, Justin N., Moore, Spencer, Harper, Sam B., Lynch, John W.·2009·American Journal of Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.029
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Background Low fruit and vegetable consumption is an important risk factor for chronic diseases, but for many (mainly developing) countries, no prevalence data have ever been published. This study presents data on the prevalence of low fruit and vegetable intake for 52 countries and for various sociodemographic groups and settings across these countries.Methods Data from 196,373 adult participants from 52 countries taking part in the World Health Survey (2002-2003) were analyzed in the summer of 2008. Low fruit and vegetable consumption was defined according to the WHO guidelines of a minimum of five servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily.Results Low fruit and vegetable consumption prevalence ranged from 36.6% (Ghana) to 99.2% (Pakistan) for men and from 38.0% (Ghana) to 99.3% (Pakistan) for women. Significant differences in the likelihood of low fruit and vegetable intake between men and women were found in 15 countries. The prevalence of low fruit and vegetable consumption tended to increase with age and decrease with income. Although urbanicity was not associated overall with low fruit and vegetable consumption, urban and rural differences were significant for 11 countries.Conclusions Overall, 77.6% of men and 78.4% of women from the 52 mainly low- and middle-income countries consumed less than the minimum recommended five daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Baseline global information on low fruit and vegetable consumption obtained in this study can help policymakers worldwide establish interventions for addressing the global chronic disease epidemic.

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Authors
Hall, J. N., Moore, S., Harper, S. B., & Lynch, J. W.
Affiliations
  • Queen's University (CA)
  • McGill University (CA)
  • University of South Australia (AU)
Corresponding author
Moore, Spencer
ORCID
Venue
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-05
Volume
36
Issue
5
Pages
402-409.e5
ISSN
0749-3797 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.029
OpenAlex
W2060303123
Cited by
597
References
41
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FWCI
19.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
  • Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Public Health Service (263-MQ-611198)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies
Keywords
fruit and vegetable intake, prevalence, sociodemographic differences, sex differences, age differences, income, urban-rural differences, low- and middle-income countries, chronic disease prevention, dietary guidelines, World Health Survey
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Female, Fruit, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Vegetables, Global Health, Prevalence, Nutrition Policy

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