title: Promoters and barriers to fruit, vegetable, and fast-food consumption among urban, low-income African Americans--a qualitative approach.
abstract: To identify promoters of and barriers to fruit, vegetable, and fast-food consumption, we interviewed low-income African Americans in Philadelphia. Salient promoters and barriers were distinct from each other and differed by food type: taste was a promoter and cost a barrier to all foods; convenience, cravings, and preferences promoted consumption of fast foods; health concerns promoted consumption of fruits and vegetables and avoidance of fast foods. Promoters and barriers differed by gender and age. Strategies for dietary change should consider food type, gender, and age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. slucan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sean C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lucan
authors.forename: Frances K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Barg
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057140:Fast Foods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D005638:Fruit / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000600:supply & distribution; D055815:Young Adult