title: Consumption of fruits and vegetables and health status of Mexican children from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize the current consumption of fruits and vegetables based on the international recommendations, as well as its relationship to certain variables of interest in Mexican children aged 6 to 12 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adherence to the international recommendations for the consumption of fruits and vegetables was estimated based on data from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut 2012). Logistic regression models were developed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only 34.4% of children met the recommendations. Their age (years) (OR:074; p< 0.01) and the fact that they lived in the Central (OR:2.48; p< 0.01) or Southern (OR:2.66; p< 0.01) regions of Mexico or in Mexico City (OR:2.37; p< 0.01) versus the Northern region were significantly associated with adherence. An interaction was observed between the educational level of the head of the family and his or her kinship with the child.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only 3 out of every 10 Mexican children meet the recommendations; therefore, the implementation of a public policy with the appropriate legislation, financing and regulation is required.
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Alejandra
authors: A
authors: Jiménez-Aguilar
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Elsa Berenice
authors: EB
authors: Gaona-Pineda
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Fabiola
authors: F
authors: Mejía-Rodríguez
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Luz María
authors: LM
authors: Gómez-Acosta
authors: Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas A.C., Aguascalientes, México.
authors: Ignacio
authors: I
authors: Méndez-Gómez Humarán
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Flores-Aldana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014675:Vegetables