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- Title
Dietary Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease among Low-Income Haitian Adults: Findings from a Population-Based Cohort.
- Authors
Clermont, Adrienne; Sufra, Rodney; Pierre, Jean Lookens; Mourra, Michelle Nour; Fox, Elizabeth L.; Rouzier, Vanessa; Dade, Eliezer; St-Preux, Stephano; Inddy, Joseph; Erline, Hilaire; Obed, Fleurijean Pierre; Yan, Lily D.; Metz, Miranda; Lee, Myung Hee; Fitzgerald, Daniel W.; Deschamps, Marie Marcelle; Pape, Jean W.; McNairy, Margaret L.
- Abstract
Poor diets are responsible for a large burden of noncommunicable disease (NCD). The prevalence of modifiable dietary risk factors is rising in lower-income countries such as Haiti, along with increasing urbanization and shifts to diets high in sugar, salt, and fat. We describe self-reported dietary patterns (intake of fruits, vegetables, fried food, sugar-sweetened beverages, and added salt and oil) among a population-based cohort of low-income adults in Port-au-Prince and assess for associated sociodemographic factors (age, sex, income, education, body mass index). Among 2989 participants, the median age was 40 years, and 58.0% were women. Less than 1% met the World Health Organization recommendation of at least five servings/day of fruits and vegetables. Participants consumed fried food on average 1.6 days/week and sugar-sweetened beverages on average 4.7 days/week; young males of low socioeconomic status were the most likely to consume these dietary risk factors. The vast majority of participants reported usually or often consuming salt (87.1%) and oil (86.5%) added to their meals eaten at home. Our findings underscore the need for public health campaigns, particularly those targeting young males and household cooks preparing family meals at home, to improve dietary patterns in Haiti in order to address the growing NCD burden.
- Subjects
WEST Indies; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; NON-communicable diseases; FOOD habits; WORLD Health Organization; VEGETABLES; BEVERAGES; SELF-evaluation; AGE distribution; NUTRITION; SODIUM content of food; INGESTION; INCOME; RISK assessment; DIETARY sucrose; SEX distribution; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; FRUIT; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; POVERTY; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; BODY mass index; LONGITUDINAL method; DIETARY fats; MEALS; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Nutrients, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 4, p787
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu14040787