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Fruit and vegetable intake in urban Mexican women (628.22)
Author(s) -
GaonaPineda Elsa,
CuevasNasu Lucia,
RodríguezRamírez Sonia,
GomezAcosta Luz,
Almeida Sonia,
ShamahLevy Teresa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.628.22
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , socioeconomic status , environmental health , population , consumption (sociology) , obesity , demography , food science , zoology , biology , social science , sociology
Objective: To quantify the consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) of Mexican women from urban areas assessed by three multiple‐pass 24 hour recalls. Methods: A 355 women from 12 to 59y from a probabilistic, multi‐stage and representative sample from urban areas was analyzed. All the data was from the study “Food consumption in urban Mexican population”. The intake of FV was estimated through three 24 hours recalls in non‐consecutive days. Roots, juices, beverages or recipes with fats and sugar or made by cooking methods that modifies the composition of the FV were excluded. The adequacy of the intake of FV was evaluated considering compliance with recommendations of 400g/day defined by World Health Organization. Associations between FV consumption and overweight or socioeconomic status were evaluated. Estimations were weighted according to the survey design. Results: The three days average of FV intake was 90.7g/d (CI95%: 73.9g/d‐107.5g/d). It was higher for fruits than vegetables (64.2g vs . 26.3g). High socioeconomic status women had a higher consumption of FV (125.7g/d; IC 95%: 98.0g/d ‐153.4 g/d) than the lowest ones (37.9g/d; IC 95%: 18.8 g/d‐57.0 g/d). Only 1.5% (CI 95%: 0.6%‐ 4%) of women had an adequate intake of FV for two days and 11.7% (CI 95%: 7.5% ‐ 18%) for one day, none of the urban Mexican women showed an adequate consumption of FV for three days. No significant association between overweight and FV intake was found. Conclusions: A very low consumption of FV was determined in Mexican women from urban areas by a highly precise dietary assessment method. This should be considered to develop public policies addressed to improve diet and prevent chronic diseases in these women. Grant Funding Source : Supported by Nestle Mexico