title: Fruit and vegetable intake among urban community gardeners.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the association between household participation in a community garden and fruit and vegetable consumption among urban adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analyzed from a cross-sectional random phone survey conducted in 2003. A quota sampling strategy was used to ensure that all census tracts within the city were represented.
  
  
  METHODS
  Flint, Michigan.
  
  
  METHODS
  766 adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fruit and vegetable intake was measured using questionnaire items from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Household participation in a community garden was assessed by asking the respondent if he or she, or any member of the household, had participated in a community garden project in the last year.
  
  
  METHODS
  Generalized linear models and logistic regression models assessed the association between household participation in a community garden and fruit and vegetable intake, controlling for demographic, neighborhood participation, and health variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adults with a household member who participated in a community garden consumed fruits and vegetables 1.4 more times per day than those who did not participate, and they were 3.5 times more likely to consume fruits and vegetables at least 5 times daily.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Household participation in a community garden may improve fruit and vegetable intake among urban adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA. alaimo@msu.edu
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alaimo
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Packnett
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kruger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014675:Vegetables