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0347/2015 - Fruits and vegetables intake in the Midwest region of Brazil: prevalence and associated factors
Consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras na Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil: prevalência e fatores associados

Author:

• Thaís Fernanda Damiani - Damiani, Thaís Fernanda - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição - <thais.damiani@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Lídia Pitaluga Pereira - Pereira, Lídia Pitaluga - UFMT, Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição - <lid_pit@hotmail.com>
• Márcia Gonçalves Ferreira - Ferreira, M.G - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição - <margon1101@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8362-0819

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

This is a cross-sectional study based on datathe national telephone survey – VIGITEL, aiming to describe the prevalence of adequate fruit and vegetable intake and to identify associated factors. This population based study included 6696 individuals aged ≥ 18 years, living in the Midwest of Brazil, in 2012. The adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) was the dependent variable and sociodemographic, behavioral and health factors were the independent variables. The prevalence of adequate FV consumption was 26.3%, being higher among women (RPaj= 1.44; IC95%= 1.29–1.62). The Poisson regression showed that the adequate consumption of FV were higher among women resident in Federal District, married and who considered their own health as good/very good. In both genders there was a direct association with education, age and physical activity and inversely associated with the consumption of unhealthy foods. Due to the low prevalence of adequate fruit and vegetable intake in the population of Brazil’s Midwest region in 2012, it is proposed that the intervention strategies to improve the consumption of these foods should be made in a global way.

Keywords:

Food ConsumptionFruitVegetablesPopulation SurveysData Systems

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Damiani, Thaís Fernanda, Pereira, Lídia Pitaluga, Ferreira, M.G. Fruits and vegetables intake in the Midwest region of Brazil: prevalence and associated factors. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Dec). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/fruits-and-vegetables-intake-in-the-midwest-region-of-brazil-prevalence-and-associated-factors/15420?id=15420&id=15420



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