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- Title
Low adherence of Kuwaiti adults to fruit and vegetable dietary guidelines.
- Authors
Zaghloul, S.; Waslien, C.; Al Somaie, M.; Prakash, P.
- Abstract
The study aimed to assess the adherence of Kuwaiti adults to dietary guidelines for daily fruit and vegetable intake. Data were compiled from national cross-sectional studies from 2006 to 2008 including 9350 adults. Demographic data, frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and anthropometric and lifestyle indicators were collected. Approximately 11% of people reported consuming 5 or more fruits and vegetables daily with a mean consumption of 3.04 times per day. Consumption increased with age and body mass index but decreased with smoking and non-exercising. Minimal change in compliance with 5-per-day fruit and vegetable consumption was observed between 2006 and 2008. However, the average daily consumption of total vegetables and green salads decreased and of total fruits, fruit juices and cooked and fried potatoes increased. The low frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among Kuwaiti adults indicates the need to adopt more healthy eating patterns to control chronic diseases.
- Subjects
KUWAIT; AGE distribution; ANALYSIS of variance; CHI-squared test; FRUIT; HEALTH behavior; INGESTION; NUTRITIONAL requirements; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS; VEGETABLES; DATA analysis; EDUCATIONAL attainment; BODY mass index; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2012, Vol 18, Issue 5, p461
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/2012.18.5.461