title: The relationships between food group consumption, self-rated health, and life satisfaction of community-dwelling canadian older men: the manitoba follow-up study.
abstract: We conducted a cross-sectional evaluation nested within a long-term cohort study that was designed to examine the relationship between frequency of food group consumption (FGC), self-rated health, and life satisfaction of community-dwelling older men in the Manitoba Follow-up Study. Questionnaires returned from 1,211 Canadian male participants contained frequency of FGC (daily, most days, or rarely), self-reported nutrition, and health-related perceptions. Men consuming vegetables/fruit (V&F) daily versus rarely were four times more likely to report better self-rated health OR = 4.00 (95%CI = 1.31, 12.3) and three times more likely to rate greater life satisfaction OR = 3.08 (95%CI = 1.00, 9.45). Our findings indicate that frequent consumption of V&F is associated with the perception of better health and greater life satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. lengyel@cc.umanitoba.ca
authors.forename: Christina O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Lengyel
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Obirek Blatz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005638:Fruit; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008350:Manitoba; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables