Fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments: evidence from a national household survey
Abstract Background The 2002 World Health Report documented that low fruit and vegetable intake are among the top ten risk factors contributing to attributable mortality and up to three million lives could be saved each year by adequate consumption of F&V across the globe, leading an examination...
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| author | Nihat Küçük Faruk Urak Abdulbaki Bilgic Wojciech J. Florkowski Adiqa K. Kiani Ferda Nur Özdemir |
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| description | Abstract Background The 2002 World Health Report documented that low fruit and vegetable intake are among the top ten risk factors contributing to attributable mortality and up to three million lives could be saved each year by adequate consumption of F&V across the globe, leading an examination of behavioral preferences of the individual and family social, environmental, and behavioral factors that constitute perceived barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption. Objective The study examines factors affecting the choice of eating fruits and vegetables by household members and calculates eating frequency probabilities of different population-origin associated with personal attributes and behavior. Method Turkish Health Survey (THS) 2019 data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) national representative household panel is applied. Estimating a random-effect bivariate probit model of fruit and vegetable choice, we calculated marginal probabilities of choosing fruits and vegetables, the joint probability of choosing both, and conditional probabilities between choosing to eat either, detecting consumption synergy. Results The role of uncontrolled variables in choosing to eat fruits and vegetable (F&V) differs between the decision of an average family and the decision of individual family members. The attitude is positive for an average family and contrasts with the negative attitude among some family members. Most individual and family attributes inversely affect fruit and vegetable choice across different groups, while a positive relationship exists between the likelihood of fruit and vegetable choice and attributes such as age, marital status, education, weight, having health insurance, income, and time and forms of physical activity. Conclusion and recommendation Instead of a general policy for the implementation of a healthy and balanced nutrition program to improve fruit and vegetable eating frequency, it appears more effective to adopt programs with distinct characteristics that segregate society into different cohorts. We suggest appropriate policies and offer suitable approaches to reach targeted groups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90963bb231ae4ce99c297254a8d0404d2023-06-11T11:17:15ZengBMCJournal of Health, Population and Nutrition2072-13152023-06-0142112010.1186/s41043-023-00382-6Fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments: evidence from a national household surveyNihat Küçük0Faruk Urak1Abdulbaki Bilgic2Wojciech J. Florkowski3Adiqa K. Kiani4Ferda Nur Özdemir5Department of Economics, College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Harran University, Osmanbey CampusTRT Erzurum Regional Directorate, The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)Department of Management Information Systems, College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Bilecik Seyh Edebali UniversityDepartment of Agricultural and Applied Economics, The University of GeorgiaFuture Technology Research Centre, National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk UniversityAbstract Background The 2002 World Health Report documented that low fruit and vegetable intake are among the top ten risk factors contributing to attributable mortality and up to three million lives could be saved each year by adequate consumption of F&V across the globe, leading an examination of behavioral preferences of the individual and family social, environmental, and behavioral factors that constitute perceived barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption. Objective The study examines factors affecting the choice of eating fruits and vegetables by household members and calculates eating frequency probabilities of different population-origin associated with personal attributes and behavior. Method Turkish Health Survey (THS) 2019 data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) national representative household panel is applied. Estimating a random-effect bivariate probit model of fruit and vegetable choice, we calculated marginal probabilities of choosing fruits and vegetables, the joint probability of choosing both, and conditional probabilities between choosing to eat either, detecting consumption synergy. Results The role of uncontrolled variables in choosing to eat fruits and vegetable (F&V) differs between the decision of an average family and the decision of individual family members. The attitude is positive for an average family and contrasts with the negative attitude among some family members. Most individual and family attributes inversely affect fruit and vegetable choice across different groups, while a positive relationship exists between the likelihood of fruit and vegetable choice and attributes such as age, marital status, education, weight, having health insurance, income, and time and forms of physical activity. Conclusion and recommendation Instead of a general policy for the implementation of a healthy and balanced nutrition program to improve fruit and vegetable eating frequency, it appears more effective to adopt programs with distinct characteristics that segregate society into different cohorts. We suggest appropriate policies and offer suitable approaches to reach targeted groups.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-023-00382-6Fruits and vegetable intakeIndividual characteristicsHouseholdsObeseIncomeWalking |
| spellingShingle | Nihat Küçük Faruk Urak Abdulbaki Bilgic Wojciech J. Florkowski Adiqa K. Kiani Ferda Nur Özdemir Fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments: evidence from a national household survey Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition Fruits and vegetable intake Individual characteristics Households Obese Income Walking |
| title | Fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments: evidence from a national household survey |
| title_full | Fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments: evidence from a national household survey |
| title_fullStr | Fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments: evidence from a national household survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments: evidence from a national household survey |
| title_short | Fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments: evidence from a national household survey |
| title_sort | fruit and vegetable consumption across population segments evidence from a national household survey |
| topic | Fruits and vegetable intake Individual characteristics Households Obese Income Walking |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-023-00382-6 |
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