Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America
IntroductionIn the past decade, the public health discussion regarding fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption has been dominated by economic and physical accessibility.MethodsUsing an online survey in four Latin American countries, we applied a set of tobit models to compare the determinants of desira...
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| description | IntroductionIn the past decade, the public health discussion regarding fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption has been dominated by economic and physical accessibility.MethodsUsing an online survey in four Latin American countries, we applied a set of tobit models to compare the determinants of desirable and current consumption of FV levels for satisfied and unsatisfied respondents.ResultsWe found that, even when consuming less than five FV portions a day, most of the respondents were satisfied with their current FV consumption level. Satisfied respondents consumed significantly more FV than unsatisfied ones. In general, the desirable and current consumption of FV levels were associated with different sets of determinants, while years of education were relevant in both cases. Finally, in a hypothetical case where unsatisfied respondents would not face any physical or economic access restrictions, unsatisfied respondents would not reach the goal of five FV portions a day.DiscussionAssuming that physical and economic access improved, this would automatically increase FV to reach the five-a-day recommendation may be inaccurate in some cases. We also need to take mental access into account. We may ask how to improve the desirable level of FVs and then how to close the gap between the current and desirable FV levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87ed01ca2fbc4a219662d0904f92cb2c2023-02-07T09:00:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2023-02-01610.3389/fsufs.2022.10015091001509Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin AmericaAndres Silva0Andrés Astorga1Samuel Durán-Agüero2Alejandra Domper3Facultad de Economía, Gobierno y Comunicaciones Universidad Central de Chile, Santiago, ChileFacultad de Economía, Gobierno y Comunicaciones Universidad Central de Chile, Santiago, ChileFacultad de Ciencias para el Cuidado de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián, Los Leones, ChileSecretaría Ejecutiva Corporación 5 al día Chile, Santiago, ChileIntroductionIn the past decade, the public health discussion regarding fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption has been dominated by economic and physical accessibility.MethodsUsing an online survey in four Latin American countries, we applied a set of tobit models to compare the determinants of desirable and current consumption of FV levels for satisfied and unsatisfied respondents.ResultsWe found that, even when consuming less than five FV portions a day, most of the respondents were satisfied with their current FV consumption level. Satisfied respondents consumed significantly more FV than unsatisfied ones. In general, the desirable and current consumption of FV levels were associated with different sets of determinants, while years of education were relevant in both cases. Finally, in a hypothetical case where unsatisfied respondents would not face any physical or economic access restrictions, unsatisfied respondents would not reach the goal of five FV portions a day.DiscussionAssuming that physical and economic access improved, this would automatically increase FV to reach the five-a-day recommendation may be inaccurate in some cases. We also need to take mental access into account. We may ask how to improve the desirable level of FVs and then how to close the gap between the current and desirable FV levels.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1001509/fullfood accessfruits and vegetablesconsumer behaviorfood consumptionfruitvegetable |
| spellingShingle | Andres Silva Andrés Astorga Samuel Durán-Agüero Alejandra Domper Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems food access fruits and vegetables consumer behavior food consumption fruit vegetable |
| title | Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America |
| title_full | Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America |
| title_fullStr | Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America |
| title_short | Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America |
| title_sort | revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants evidence from latin america |
| topic | food access fruits and vegetables consumer behavior food consumption fruit vegetable |
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