The fruit and vegetable intake of young Australian adults: a population perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine intakes and variety of fruit and vegetables consumed by Australian young adults, also assessing differences by meal occasion and sociodemographic characteristics.

Design

Secondary analysis of cross-sectional 24 h recall data collected through the 2011-12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. Crude means and proportions consuming fruits and vegetables were calculated. Pearson χ 2 tests, Kruskal-Wallis analyses and linear regression models were used to assess differences in mean intakes by age, BMI and sociodemographic variables. The variety eaten was determined based on the number of fruit and vegetable subgroups consumed.

Setting

Representative sample of metropolitan and rural areas across Australia.

Subjects

Respondents aged 18-

SUBMITTER: Nour M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261453 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature