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Prompted awareness and use of Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide : a population‐based study
Author(s) -
Mathe N.,
Meer L.,
Agborsangaya C. B.,
Murray T.,
Storey K.,
Johnson J. A.,
Loitz C. C.,
Johnson S. T.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/jhn.12222
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , confidence interval , odds ratio , logistic regression , demography , population , environmental health , cross sectional study , gerontology , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Background Little is known about the awareness of Canada's Food Guide ( CFG ). The present study aimed to report the general and specific awareness of CFG recommendations among adults in Alberta, Canada. Methods For this cross‐sectional study, respondents (aged >18 years) from randomly selected households completed a telephone survey. Questions pertaining to CFG , physical activity, and vegetable and fruit consumption were included. Logistic regression determined associations between demographic characteristics and awareness of CFG . Results Thousand two hundred and ten Albertans (50% female, mean age 50.5 years) responded. Most [86.5%; 95% confidence interval ( CI) = 84.6–88.4] indicated being generally aware of CFG when prompted and 82.5% were aware of specific CFG recommendations. There were no differences in age between those generally aware and unaware of CFG . Female sex [odds ratio ( OR) = 3.6; 95% CI = 24–5.4], Caucasian ethnicity ( OR = 3.7; 95% CI = 2.3–5.8), income ≥ Canadian $100 000 per annum ( OR = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.1–2.3), reporting ≥5 vegetables and fruit per day ( OR = 2.1; 95% CI = 1.4–3.2), exceeding recommended levels for physical activity ( OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.3–2.9) and perception of current weight as healthy ( OR = 1.8; 95% CI = 1.2–2.8) were associated with an awareness of CFG . Conclusions Sex, ethnicity and income were associated with general awareness of CFG. Future studies could explore the relationship between awareness and other health‐related behaviours