Temporal Trends in Inadequate Vegetable and Fruit Consumption Among Adolescents Aged 12-15 Years From 31 Countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas
Por:
Smith L, López Sánchez GF, Tully MA, Barnett Y, Butler L, Keyes H, Jacob L., Kostev K, Hans Oh, Rahmati M, Shin JI and Koyanagi A
Publicada:
1 abr 2025
Ahead of Print:
21 abr 2025
Resumen:
Background and Aims A low intake of fruit and vegetable consumption has been found to be associated with a plethora of negative health outcomes in adolescents. However, there is a scarcity of literature on long-term trends in fruit and vegetable intake in the adolescent population. Therefore, we examined this trend in a nationally representative sample of adolescents (12-15 years) attending school in 31 countries, including Africa, Asia, and the Americas, where investigation of such trends has been scarce. Methods The present study analyzed data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey 2003-2017. The prevalence (95% CI) of inadequate fruit and vegetable intake (i.e., consumption < 5 times/day) was calculated for each survey, and crude linear trends were examined by linear regression models for each country. Results We analyzed data from students (n = 193,388) aged 12-15 years [mean (SD) age 13.7 (1.0) years; 49.0% boys]. A high overall prevalence of inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption was found (75%). We observed increasing, decreasing, and stable trends in 6, 3, and 22 countries, respectively. In countries where decreasing trends were found, this decrease was minimal. Moreover, the majority of countries with stable trends exhibited a high prevalence of inadequate fruit and vegetable intake across multiple years. Conclusion Our data show that inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescents is a major global problem with almost no improvements being observed in recent years. Intensification of global efforts to combat inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption is necessary.
Filiaciones:
Smith L:
Centre for Health Performance and Wellbeing Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge UK
López Sánchez GF:
Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine University of Murcia Murcia Spain
Tully MA:
School of Medicine Ulster University Londonderry Northern Ireland UK
Barnett Y:
Centre for Health Performance and Wellbeing Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge UK
Butler L:
Centre for Health Performance and Wellbeing Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge UK
Keyes H:
School of Psychology, Sport and Sensory Sciences Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge UK
Jacob L.:
Research and Development Unit Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, Sant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona Spain
AP-HP, Université Paris Cité, Lariboisière-Fernand Widal Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Paris France
Université Paris Cité, Inserm U1153, Epidemiology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases (EpiAgeing) Paris France
Kostev K:
University Clinic of Marburg Marburg Germany
Hans Oh:
Suzanne Dworak Peck School of Social Work University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA
Rahmati M:
Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences Lorestan University Khoramabad Iran
Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities Vali-E-Asr University of Rafsanjan Rafsanjan Iran
Shin JI:
Department of Pediatrics Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea
Severance Underwood Meta-Research Center, Institute of Convergence Science Yonsei University Seoul Republic of Korea
Koyanagi A:
Research and Development Unit Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, Sant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona Spain
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