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John Lynch - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • global variability in fruit and Vegetable Consumption
    American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2009
    Co-Authors: Justin N Hall, Spencer Moore, Sam Harper, John Lynch
    Abstract:

    Background Low fruit and Vegetable Consumption is an important risk factor for chronic diseases, but for many (mainly developing) countries, no prevalence data have ever been published. This study presents data on the prevalence of low fruit and Vegetable intake for 52 countries and for various sociodemographic groups and settings across these countries. Methods Data from 196,373 adult participants from 52 countries taking part in the World Health Survey (2002–2003) were analyzed in the summer of 2008. Low fruit and Vegetable Consumption was defined according to the WHO guidelines of a minimum of five servings of fruits and/or Vegetables daily. Results Low fruit and Vegetable Consumption prevalence ranged from 36.6% (Ghana) to 99.2% (Pakistan) for men and from 38.0% (Ghana) to 99.3% (Pakistan) for women. Significant differences in the likelihood of low fruit and Vegetable intake between men and women were found in 15 countries. The prevalence of low fruit and Vegetable Consumption tended to increase with age and decrease with income. Although urbanicity was not associated overall with low fruit and Vegetable Consumption, urban and rural differences were significant for 11 countries. Conclusions Overall, 77.6% of men and 78.4% of women from the 52 mainly low- and middle-income countries consumed less than the minimum recommended five daily servings of fruits and Vegetables. Baseline global information on low fruit and Vegetable Consumption obtained in this study can help policymakers worldwide establish interventions for addressing the global chronic disease epidemic.

Kate Walters - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Frailty: A Systematic Review.
    The journal of nutrition health & aging, 2018
    Co-Authors: Gotaro Kojima, Christina Avgerinou, Steve Iliffe, Stephen Jivraj, K. Sekiguchi, Kate Walters
    Abstract:

    To identify currently available evidence on fruit and Vegetable Consumption in association with frailty by conducting a systematic review of the literature and to summarise and critically evaluate it. Systematic review. Four electronic databases (Embase, MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO) were systematically searched in August 2017 for observational cohort studies providing cross-sectional or prospective associations between fruit and Vegetable Consumption and frailty risks. Additional studies were searched by manually reviewing the reference lists of the included studies and related review papers and conducting forward citation tracking of the included studies. The methodological quality of prospective studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Community-dwelling general populations. A total of 6251 studies were identified, of which five prospective studies with follow-up periods of 2–10.5 years and two cross-sectional studies were included. Among the five prospective studies, three had adequate methodological quality. Because of different measurements and statistical methodologies, a meta-analysis was not possible. The two studies of good quality showed that fruit and Vegetable Consumption was mostly associated with lower risk of incident frailty. The other study as a sub-analysis retrospectively examined baseline fruit and Vegetable Consumption of those who developed frailty and those who did not at follow-up and showed no significant associations. Although good quality studies on this topic are scarce, there is some suggestion that higher fruit and Vegetable Consumption may be associated with lower frailty risk. More high quality research is needed.

Gary A Giovino - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Race/ethnicity, psychological distress, and fruit/Vegetable Consumption. The nature of the distress-behavior relation differs by race/ethnicity.
    Appetite, 2011
    Co-Authors: Marc T. Kiviniemi, Heather Orom, Gary A Giovino
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    Objective: We explored how the relation between psychological distress and fruit/Vegetable Consumption differed as a function of race/ethnicity. Method: Data from the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey was analyzed. Participants reported current psychological distress, race/ethnicity, and current fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Linear regression analyses were used to examine the association between race/ethnicity, distress, and their interaction and fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Results: There was a significant interaction between race/ethnicity and psychological distress in predicting fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Follow-up analyses indicated that distress was related to fruit and Vegetable Consumption for White and Hispanic but not for African American respondents. Conclusion: The association between psychological distress and fruit/Vegetable Consumption differs as a function of race/ethnicity. The findings have implications for understanding the role of distress in eating behavior regulation and for developing interventions to address fruit/Vegetable Consumption targeted to members of different race/ethnic groups.

  • Abstract B37: Negative affect and fruit/Vegetable Consumption: The nature of the relation differs by race/ethnicity
    Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2010
    Co-Authors: Marc T. Kiviniemi, Heather Orom, Gary A Giovino
    Abstract:

    Dietary practices, including low fruit and Vegetable Consumption, are associated with risk for multiple cancers. Some work has shown that negative affectivity is associated with lower fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Previous work from our lab has shown that smoking behavior is differently associated with negative affectivity as a function of race/ethnicity. Given this evidence, it is plausible that the relationship between negative affectivity and fruit/Vegetable Consumption might also differ by race. To examine this question, data from the National Cancer Institute9s Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) were used. Respondents reported current negative affect, daily fruit and Vegetable Consumption, and race. Linear regression analyses examined race, negative affect, and their interaction as predictors of fruit/Vegetable Consumption. Race analyses compared White (n=5445) to Black (n=687) respondents. Analyses controlled for demographics and were run in STATA10 using complex survey design techniques to account for the HINTS sampling design. For the overall sample, there was a significant relation between negative affect and fruit/Vegetable Consumption; r=-.15, p Citation Information: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2010;19(10 Suppl):B37.

Edward Giovannucci - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and risk of cholecystectomy in women.
    The American Journal of Medicine, 2006
    Co-Authors: Chung-jyi Tsai, Michael F Leitzmann, Walter C Willett, Edward Giovannucci
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    Abstract Purpose Many constituents of fruits and Vegetables may reduce the risk for gallstones, but prospective data relating fruit and Vegetable intake to gallstone disease are sparse. Methods We prospectively studied fruit and Vegetable Consumption in relation to the risk of cholecystectomy in a cohort of 77,090 women in the Nurses' Health Study, 37 to 64 years of age, who had no history of gallstone disease. Women reported on follow-up questionnaires both their Consumption of fruits and Vegetables and whether they had undergone cholecystectomy. Results During 1,060,033 person-years of follow-up from 1984 to 2000, participants reported 6608 cases of cholecystectomy. After adjusting for established or suspected risk factors, the relative risk for women in the highest quintile of overall Consumption of fruits and Vegetables was 0.79 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.73-0.87, P for trend Conclusions Our findings suggest a protective role of greater fruit and Vegetable Consumption against risk of cholecystectomy in women.

  • Prospective Study of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Incidence of Colon and Rectal Cancers
    Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2000
    Co-Authors: Karin B Michels, Kkaumudi J Joshipura, Graham A Colditz, Charles S Fuchs, Edward Giovannucci, Meir J Stampfer, Frank E. Speizer, Bernard Rosner, Walter C Willett
    Abstract:

    Background: Frequent Consumption of fruit and Vegetables has been associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer in many observational studies. Methods: We prospectively investigated the association between fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the incidence of colon and rectal cancers in two large cohorts: the Nurses' Health Study (88764 women) and the Health Professionals' Follow-up Study (47325 men). Diet was assessed and cumulatively updated in 1980, 1984, 1986, and 1990 among women and in 1986 and 1990 among men. The incidence of cancer of the colon and rectum was ascertained up to June or January of 1996, respectively. Relative risk (RR) estimates were calculated with the use of pooled logistic regression models accounting for various potential confounders. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: With a follow-up including 1743645 person-years and 937 cases of colon cancer, we found little association of colon cancer incidence with fruit and Vegetable Consumption. For women and men combined, a difference in fruit and Vegetable Consumption of one additional serving per day was associated with a covariate-adjusted RR of 1.02 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.98-1.05). A difference in Vegetable Consumption of one additional serving per day was associated with an RR of 1.03 (95% CI = 0.97-1.09). Similar results were obtained for women and men considered separately. A difference in fruit Consumption of one additional serving per day was associated with a covariate-adjusted RR for colon cancer of 0.96 (95% CI = 0.89-1.03) among women and 1.08 (95% CI = 1.00-1.16) among men. For rectal cancer (total, 244 cases), a difference in fruit and Vegetable Consumption of one additional serving per day was associated with an RR of 1.02 (95% CI = 0.95-1.09) in men and women combined. None of these associations was modified by vitamin supplement use or smoking habits. Conclusions: Although fruits and Vegetables may confer protection against some chronic diseases, their frequent Consumption does not appear to confer protection from colon or rectal cancer.

Carolyn J. Watts - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, nutritional knowledge and beliefs in mothers and children.
    Appetite, 1998
    Co-Authors: Edward Leigh Gibson, Jane Wardle, Carolyn J. Watts
    Abstract:

    Increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption is an important health behaviour. Parental and other psychosocial influences on children's fruit and Vegetable Consumption are poorly understood. The contribution of a variety of psychosocial and environmental factors to Consumption of fruit and Vegetables by children aged 9-11 years was explored. Ninety-two mothers and children (48 girls and 44 boys) were recruited via urban primary health-care practices. Socio-economic and educational level, nutritional knowledge and health- and diet-related beliefs and attitudes were assessed in mothers and children by questionnaires and semistructured interviews. Mothers' diets were measured by a food frequency questionnaire, while children's diets were assessed by 3-day diaries (N = 80). The pattern of influence of the various measures on fruit and Vegetable Consumption was compared with that on children's confectionery intake. The children's intakes of macronutrients were typical for the U.K. (37% fat, 50% carbohydrate and 13% protein by energy; 12 g/day fibre), while median fruit, fruit juice and Vegetable intake amounted to about 2.5 servings/day. Univariate correlations and subsequent multiple regression analyses revealed quite different influences on the three food types. Independent predictors of children's fruit intake included mothers nutritional knowledge (beta = 0.37), mothers' frequency of fruit Consumption (beta = 0.30) and mothers' attitudinal conviction that increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption by their children could reduce their risk of developing cancer (beta = 0.27; multiple beta = 0.37, p

  • fruit and Vegetable Consumption nutritional knowledge and beliefs in mothers and children
    Appetite, 1998
    Co-Authors: Edward Leigh Gibson, Jane Wardle, Carolyn J. Watts
    Abstract:

    Increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption is an important health behaviour. Parental and other psychosocial influences on children's fruit and Vegetable Consumption are poorly understood. The contribution of a variety of psychosocial and environmental factors to Consumption of fruit and Vegetables by children aged 9-11 years was explored. Ninety-two mothers and children (48 girls and 44 boys) were recruited via urban primary health-care practices. Socio-economic and educational level, nutritional knowledge and health- and diet-related beliefs and attitudes were assessed in mothers and children by questionnaires and semistructured interviews. Mothers' diets were measured by a food frequency questionnaire, while children's diets were assessed by 3-day diaries (N = 80). The pattern of influence of the various measures on fruit and Vegetable Consumption was compared with that on children's confectionery intake. The children's intakes of macronutrients were typical for the U.K. (37% fat, 50% carbohydrate and 13% protein by energy; 12 g/day fibre), while median fruit, fruit juice and Vegetable intake amounted to about 2.5 servings/day. Univariate correlations and subsequent multiple regression analyses revealed quite different influences on the three food types. Independent predictors of children's fruit intake included mothers nutritional knowledge (beta = 0.37), mothers' frequency of fruit Consumption (beta = 0.30) and mothers' attitudinal conviction that increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption by their children could reduce their risk of developing cancer (beta = 0.27; multiple beta = 0.37, p<0.0001). Children's Vegetable Consumption was independently explained by the child's liking for commonly eaten Vegetables (beta = 0.36) and the mother's belief in the importance of disease prevention when choosing her child's food (beta = - 0.27; r(2) = 0.20, p<0.001). Children's confectionery Consumption was predicted by the mother's liking for confectionery (beta=0.32) and the children's concern for health in choosing what to eat (beta =-0.26, r(2) = 0.16, p<0.005). Children's Consumption of fruit and Vegetables are related to different psychosocial and environmental factors. Promotion of this behaviour may require attention to nutritional education and child feeding strategies of parents. (C) 1998 Academic Press.