Social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in Argentina
Low consumption of fruits and vegetables contributes to an increased burden of non-communicable diseases. In order to analyze the impact of different factors on fresh fruit and vegetable consumption, an observational, correlational, and cross-sectional study was conducted using data collected in th...
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| author | Matías Salvador Ballesteros María Elisa Zapata Betina Freidin Camila Tamburini Alicia Rovirosa |
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Low consumption of fruits and vegetables contributes to an increased burden of non-communicable diseases. In order to analyze the impact of different factors on fresh fruit and vegetable consumption, an observational, correlational, and cross-sectional study was conducted using data collected in the 2017-2018 National Household Expenditure Survey. We calculated apparent intake of fresh fruits and vegetables in net grams. Descriptive bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using multiple linear regression. Apparent intake of fresh fruits and vegetables was well below the recommended level; the lowest consumption was observed in households with lower incomes, with lower educational levels, without elderly members, with children under age 14, with a male head of household, and those residing in the Argentine Northeast region. Identifying social inequalities in food consumption contributes to the development of policies aimed at promoting food and nutrition security.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3318311714c2495e9b165d8d3a50b49d2022-12-22T02:50:16ZengInstituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de LanúsSalud Colectiva1669-23811851-82652022-02-0118e383510.18294/sc.2022.3835Social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in ArgentinaMatías Salvador Ballesteros0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1321-2777María Elisa Zapata1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4853-4998Betina Freidin2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7458-2160Camila Tamburini3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9852-7497Alicia Rovirosa4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7793-343XConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Centro de Estudios sobre Nutrición Infantil Dr. Alejandro O’DonnellConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Centro de Estudios sobre Nutrición Infantil Dr. Alejandro O’DonnellCentro de Estudios sobre Nutrición Infantil Dr. Alejandro O’Donnell Low consumption of fruits and vegetables contributes to an increased burden of non-communicable diseases. In order to analyze the impact of different factors on fresh fruit and vegetable consumption, an observational, correlational, and cross-sectional study was conducted using data collected in the 2017-2018 National Household Expenditure Survey. We calculated apparent intake of fresh fruits and vegetables in net grams. Descriptive bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using multiple linear regression. Apparent intake of fresh fruits and vegetables was well below the recommended level; the lowest consumption was observed in households with lower incomes, with lower educational levels, without elderly members, with children under age 14, with a male head of household, and those residing in the Argentine Northeast region. Identifying social inequalities in food consumption contributes to the development of policies aimed at promoting food and nutrition security. http://revistas.unla.edu.ar/saludcolectiva/article/view/3835Socioeconomic SurveyFruitVegetablesSocioeconomic FactorsArgentina. |
| spellingShingle | Matías Salvador Ballesteros María Elisa Zapata Betina Freidin Camila Tamburini Alicia Rovirosa Social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in Argentina Salud Colectiva Socioeconomic Survey Fruit Vegetables Socioeconomic Factors Argentina. |
| title | Social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in Argentina |
| title_full | Social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in Argentina |
| title_short | Social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in Argentina |
| title_sort | social inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption by household characteristics in argentina |
| topic | Socioeconomic Survey Fruit Vegetables Socioeconomic Factors Argentina. |
| url | http://revistas.unla.edu.ar/saludcolectiva/article/view/3835 |
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