Assessment of fruit and vegetable intake among the population of junior high school students from Oleśnica.
The aim of this study was to assess fruit and vegetable intake among the population of junior high school students. 113 students from Junior High School No. 2 in Oleśnica participated in the research. In order to assess the intake of fruit and vegetables, the method of food frequency questionnaire was used. It was stated that vegetables appearing most frequently in the diet of girls were: tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers and fresh vegetable salads, and in the meals of boys were: tomatoes, fresh vegetable salads, cucumbers and vegetable salads. Boys and girls declared that the most often consumed fruits were: apples, oranges, mandarins and bananas. The mean daily total consumption of fruit and vegetables by the junior high school students was 358.5 g/day. Compared with current dietary recommendations, intakes of fruit and vegetables were too low.
Ilow
Rafał
R
Chair and Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-140 Wroclaw. ilow@bromat.am.wroc.pl
Płonka
Katarzyna
K
Regulska-Ilow
Bozena
B
Biernat
Jadwiga
J
D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015930:Diet Records; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011044:Poland; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables