MISC

2016年8月

Psychosocial Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a Japanese Population

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Da-Hong Wang
  • ,
  • Michiko Kogashiwa
  • ,
  • Naoko Mori
  • ,
  • Shikibu Yamashita
  • ,
  • Wakako Fujii
  • ,
  • Nobuo Ueda
  • ,
  • Hiroto Homma
  • ,
  • Hisao Suzuki
  • ,
  • Noriyoshi Masuoka

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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
DOI
10.3390/ijerph13080786
出版者・発行元
MDPI AG

There is limited evidence in Japan regarding the psychosocial determinants of fruit/vegetable intake. We performed a cross-sectional study of people aged 18 years or older in four regions of Japan; 2308 (men: 1012, women: 1296) individuals who completed the questionnaires were included. We found that 24.8% of people were aware of the current recommendations for vegetables and 13.2% for fruit and that "ability to design meals" and "availability when eating outside of the home" were the most important factors related to self-efficacy and barriers to fruit and vegetable intake, respectively. People with high self-efficacy (OR: 3.16; 95% CI: 2.17, 4.60 for fruit; OR: 4.52; 95% CI: 3.08, 6.64 for vegetables) were more likely to consume more fruit and vegetables. People with high scores on attitude (OR: 1.54; 95% CI: 1.06, 2.24) and social support (OR: 1.59; 95% CI: 1.11, 2.27) were more likely to consume more fruit. People with high perceived barriers (OR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.48, 0.98) were less likely to consume fruit. This study suggests a need to increase the general population's awareness of the fruit and vegetable intake recommendations; facilitating positive attitudes, self-efficacy, and social support for individuals and strengthening the ability of individuals to design meals with more vegetables and fruit might be useful intervention programs.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13080786
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000382462900041&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3390/ijerph13080786
  • ISSN : 1660-4601
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000382462900041

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