Exploring the link between home garden use and severe obesity: Insights from a nationwide survey in Tuvalu.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is prevalent and increasing but understudied across Pacific Islanders. Tuvalu is a South Pacific country with a high obesity rate and faces multiple threats of food insecurity. Home garden serves as a sustainable food source and can be a possible intervention for the obesity pandemic in Tuvalu. This study investigated Tuvaluans' home garden use and obesity, and explored factors associated with increased use of home gardens.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide, cross-sectional study in Tuvalu during 2022. Structured questionnaires were administered during the in-person interviews, and trained interviewers measured the height and weight of each participant. The association between home garden use, obesity and severe obesity were tested with univariate and mult

SUBMITTER: Lin PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472202 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature