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  • Title: Social, attitudinal and behavioural correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption among Cypriot adolescents.
    Author: Loucaides CA, Jago R, Theophanous M.
    Journal: Public Health Nutr; 2011 Dec; 14(12):2139-47. PubMed ID: 21729491.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence and correlates of fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in Cypriot adolescents. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SETTING: The Republic of Cyprus. SUBJECTS: A total of 1966 adolescents with a mean age of 14·7 (SD 2·2) years from nine elementary (n 448), six middle (n 657), five high (n 475) and five technical/vocational schools (n 386) in Cyprus. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing FV consumption using a two-item screening measure and a number of social, attitudinal and behavioural correlates of FV consumption. RESULTS: Overall, 19·3% of adolescents reported consuming five or more portions of FV daily, with elementary and middle school students more likely to meet recommendations (23·8% and 24·4%, respectively) compared with high and technical/vocational school students (14·0% and 12·5%, respectively). Consuming five or more portions of FV was associated with preference for FV (OR = 2·2), family eating patterns (OR = 1·5), friends' FV consumption (OR = 1·2) and school support for FV consumption (OR = 0·8). Consuming at least one portion of fruit daily was significantly associated with preference for FV (OR = 2·0) and family eating patterns (OR = 1·7). Consuming at least one portion of vegetables daily was associated with preference for FV (OR = 4·2) and eating while watching television (OR = 0·8). CONCLUSIONS: Targeting individual and family-based components may enhance the effectiveness of intervention programmes to promote FV consumption.
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