Journal article
Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Several international guidelines recommend the consumption of two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables per day, but their intake is thought to be low worldwide. We aimed to determine the extent to which such low intake is related to availability and affordability.
METHODS: We assessed fruit and vegetable consumption using data from country-specific, validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaires in the …
Authors
Miller V; Yusuf S; Chow CK; Dehghan M; Corsi DJ; Lock K; Popkin B; Rangarajan S; Khatib R; Lear SA
Journal
The Lancet Global Health, Vol. 4, No. 10, pp. e695–e703
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2016
DOI
10.1016/s2214-109x(16)30186-3
ISSN
2572-116X