title: Fruit and vegetable consumption among migrants in Switzerland.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the relative risk of low daily fruit and vegetable consumption for six large migrant groups in Switzerland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional health survey carried out 2007 (Swiss Health Survey) and 2010 (Swiss Migrant Health Survey) in Switzerland. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to estimate relative risk rates (RRR) of migrants relative to Swiss nationals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data obtained from representative samples of Swiss and foreign nationals living in Switzerland.
  
  
  METHODS
  A random sample (n =14637) of the Portuguese, German, Italian, Turkish, Serbian, Kosovan and Swiss permanent resident adult population (17-64 years old) was interviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The proportion of participants who adhered to the recommended fruit and vegetable consumption was below one-third in all study populations. Compared with Swiss nationals, the relative risk of low daily fruit and vegetable intake relative to recommended intake was higher in Turkish nationals (RRR = 2.92, 95 % CI 1.91, 4.48; P = 0.0000) and Kosovan nationals (RRR = 4.76, 95 % CI 3.01, 7.55; P = 0.0000). The respective relative risks of Portuguese, Serbian, German and Italian nationals were not significantly different from the Swiss reference group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Initiatives for the promotion of fruit and vegetable consumption should continue to address the population at large. At the same time, programmes that are tailored to the specific needs of migrants from Turkey and Kosovo should be considered.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Technikumstrasse 71, POB 8401, Winterthur, Switzerland. thomas.volken@zhaw.ch
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Volken
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rüesch
authors.forename: Jürg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guggisberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005061:Europe, Eastern / Q000208:ethnology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D005858:Germany / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011174:Portugal / Q000208:ethnology; D013557:Switzerland; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014675:Vegetables; D055815:Young Adult