title: [Assessment of fruit and vegetable intake among the 50-year-old population of Wroclaw].
abstract: Intake of fruit and vegetable among 50-year-old population of Wroclaw and the impact of education level on the consumption of fruits and vegetables was assessed. The study group was 50-year-old, 1520 inhabitants of Wroclaw (879 women and 641 men), who participated in 2008 in the Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention Program organized by the Health Division of the Municipal Office in Wroclaw. To assess fruit and vegetable intake Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) was used. The mean daily intake of vegetables and fruit was 289,4 g for women and 209,1 g for men. Women consumed significantly more vegetables, fruits, and the amounts of fruits and vegetables compared with men. The impact of educational level on fruit and vegetable consumption in the study group was found.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Bromatologii i Dietetyki, Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu. ilow@bromat.am.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilow
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Regulska-Ilow
authors.forename: Dominika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Misiewicz
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rózańska
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kowalisko
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biernat
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015930:Diet Records; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables