Psychosocial determinants of fruit and vegetable intake in adult population: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accumulating evidence suggests that fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) plays a protective role against major diseases. Despite this protective role and the obesity pandemic context, populations in Western countries usually eat far less than five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. In order to increase the efficiency of interventions, they should be tailored to the most important determinants or mediators of FVI. The objective was to systematically review social cognitive theory-based studies of FVI and to identify its main psychosocial determinants.

Methods

Published papers were systematically sought using Current Contents (2007-2009) and Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Proquest and Thesis, as well as Cinhal (1980-2009). Additional studies were identified by a man

SUBMITTER: Guillaumie L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2831029 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature