[A cross-sectional study on the changes in dietary behavior stages in resident].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the possibility of applying the concept of various stages of dietary behavior changes in Hangzhou residents.


METHODS
The dietary behavior was surveyed and analyzed in 1 388 Hangzhou residents with 18 year-old and older using the various dietary behavior change model model and stages of change.


RESULTS
The proportion of Hangzhou residents with unhealthy dietary behavior was high and associated with gender and education level. The changes of dietary behavior could be divided into 5 stages, i.e. preintention, intention, preparation, action and maintenance. These stages of change happen consecutively. The changes of unhealthy dietary behavior do not match the improvement of health knowledge. Although a significant proportion of the residents understand that it is unhealthy to eat too much fat, pickles and high salt food, there are only a few of them really take action to reduce the consumption of these foods and to consume more milk, fruit and vegetable.


CONCLUSIONS
There are multiple factors that affect the changes of dietary behavior in people. The changes of dietary behavior occur in various consecutive stages. Different intervention measures should be applied to people in different dietary behavior changes.
Xu
Liang-wen
LW
Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical School, Hangzhou Teachers University, Hangzhou 310012, China.
Ma
Hai-yan
HY
Yang
Ting-zhong
TZ
Liu
Ting-jie
TJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011159:Population Surveillance; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior