Rural versus urban texas wic participants’ fruit and vegetable consumption.

Auteur(s) :
Mckyer EL., Ettienne-gittens R., Odum M.
Date :
Jan, 2013
Source(s) :
Am J Health Behav.. #37:1 p130-140
Adresse :
Department of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA. [email protected]

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OBJECTIVE:

To explore fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption among urban and rural Black Texas WIC participants.

METHODS:

The study included 673 WIC mothers and their 351 children from the TEXFAN study. T-tests, Pearson chi-squared test, and regressions were performed.

RESULTS:

Among children, differences were found for fruit consumption but not vegetable. Urban children were offered and consumed a greater variety of F&V. Mothers’ F&V intake was related to age, pregnancy status, and breastfeeding status.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study provides insight into a subsection of the WIC population. Further research should be done regarding increasing the amount and variety of F&V consumed by WIC women and children.

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