Use of the Spectroscopy-Based Veggie Meter^® to Objectively Assess Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-Income Adults.

ABSTRACT: Reflection spectroscopy is an emerging approach for noninvasively assessing dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. This study sought to profile and identify determinants of scores from a reflection spectroscopy device (the Veggie Meter (VM)^®) among 297 urban, primarily Hispanic low-income adults served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The repeatability of the scores and bi- and multivariate relationships between VM scores, self-reported FV intake measured by a brief screener, and participant characteristics were examined. The mean VM score was 270 (range 0-695); 3- and 6-month test-retest correlations were positive and strong (r = 0.79 and 0.55, respectively). VM scores were negatively associated

SUBMITTER: Di Noia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8308249 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature