Abstract
This is a cross-sectional study based on data from the VIGITEL telephone health monitoring survey, aiming to describe the prevalence of adequate fruit, greens and vegetable intake and to identify associated factors. This population-based study included 6696 individuals aged ≥ 18 years, living in the Midwest of Brazil, in 2012. The adequate consumption of fruit, greens and vegetables (FGV) was the dependent variable and sociodemographic, behavioral and health factors were the independent variables. The prevalence of adequate FGV consumption was 26.3%, being higher among women (RPaj = 1.44; CI95% = 1.29-1.62). The Poisson regression showed that the adequate consumption of FGV was higher among women resident in the Federal District, married and who considered their own health as good/very good. In both genders there was a direct association with education, age and physical activity and inversely associated with the consumption of unhealthy foods. Due to the low prevalence of adequate fruit, greens and vegetable intake in the population of Brazil’s Midwest region in 2012, it is proposed that the intervention strategies to increase the consumption of these foods should be encouraged in a global manner.
Food consumption; Fruit; Vegetables; Epidemiological surveys; Data systems