Few Associations between Income and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Middaugh, Amanda L.; Fisk, Paul S.; Brunt, Ardith; Rhee, Yeong

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2011.10.003

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“…Among a representative sample of adults 60 years and older who participated in NHANES III, Sahyoun, Zhang, and Serdula (40) found that people with lower economic status as reflected by the poverty income ratio consumed significantly fewer fruits and vegetables than their counterparts. Likewise, Middaugh and colleagues (41) found that fruit and vegetable intake is directly related to income; however, these differences are not significant until income reaches levels of !400% of the poverty threshold. Other studies have observed no difference in fruit and vegetable intake by income status (42)(43)(44).…”

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Eat Smart, Live Strong Intervention Increases Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Older Adults

Hersey

Cates

Blitstein

et al. 2015

Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics

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This study evaluated the impact of a four-session interactive nutrition education program-Eat Smart, Live Strong (ESLS)-on the consumption of fruit and vegetables by low-income older adults. A pre-post quasi-experimental design study was conducted with a longitudinal sample of 614 low-income Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants and those eligible for SNAP, aged 60 to 80 years, in 17 intervention and 16 comparison senior centers in Michigan. The study compared participants' self-reports of their consumption of fruit and vegetables using a modified version of the University of California Cooperative Extension Food Behavior Checklist. ESLS increased participants' average daily consumption of fruit by 0.2 cups (P < 0.05) and vegetables by 0.31 cups (P < 0.01). ESLS, a four-session, cognitive-behavioral nutrition education program is an effective curriculum for helping low-income older adults eat more fruit and vegetables.

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Eat Smart, Live Strong Intervention Increases Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Older Adults

Hersey

Cates

Blitstein

et al. 2015

Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics

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“…22 Findings regarding the relationship between SNAP participation and diet quality are mixed; some evidence indicates that SNAP participation improves diet quality, 23, 24 and increases fruit and vegetable consumption 23 whereas other studies show the opposite. 25-27 …”

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“…However, all Americans, regardless of income, do not consume the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. 27, 40-43 Prior research indicates that cooking frequency, complexity, and confidence are associated with increased fruit and vegetable consumption. 44-46 In contrast, other evidence suggests that more time spent cooking is not associated with increased vegetable consumption.…”

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Fruit and vegetable consumption and food values: National patterns in the United States by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility and cooking frequency

Wolfson¹,

Bleich²

2015

Preventive Medicine

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Background More frequent cooking at home may help improve diet quality and be associated with food values, particularly for individuals participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Objective To examine patterns of fruit and vegetable consumption and food values among adults (aged 20 and older) in the United States, by SNAP participation and household cooking frequency. Methods Analysis of cross-sectional 24-hour dietary recall data obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010 (N=9,560). Results A lower percentage of SNAP participants consumed fruit (total: 35% vs. 46%, p=0.001; fresh: 30% vs. 41%, p<0.001) and vegetables (total: 49% vs. 58%, p=0.004; fresh: 35% vs. 47%, p<0.001) than those ineligible for SNAP. Among SNAP participants, cooking > 6 times/week was associated with greater vegetable consumption compared to cooking < 2 times/week (175 grams vs. 98 grams, p=0.003). SNAP-eligible individuals who cooked ≥ 2 times/week were more to report price (medium cookers: 47% vs. 33%, p=0.001; high cookers: 52% vs. 40%, p<0.001), ease of preparation (medium cookers: 36% vs. 28%, p=0.002; high cookers: 36% vs. 24%, p<0.001) and how long food keeps (medium cookers: 57% vs. 45%, p<0.001; high cookers: 61% vs. 50%, p<0.001) as important compared to SNAP-ineligible individuals. Conclusions Fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States is low regardless of cooking frequency. Efforts to improve diet quality should consider values on which food purchases are based.

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“…However, there is only a weak association between the density of fruit and vegetable stores in neighborhoods and vegetable consumption (Ball, Crawford, & Mishra, 2006). The increase in vegetable consumption among White respondents from the higher household income bracket is supported by previous research in the United States that has found that vegetable consumption tends to increase with income (Middaugh, Fisk, Brunt, & Rhee, 2012). Although the positive association of income and vegetable consumption might be true for wealthy Western nations and the United States, it could be misleading for Asian Americans who arrived in the US in the last few decades amidst a food transition in their original homelands including China, Korea and Viet Nam.…”

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Household Income and Vegetable Consumption among White, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Americans

Tran

Vatcher²,

Lee³

et al. 2013

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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Objectives: This study aims to examine racial/ethnic differences in vegetable consumption between White and three major groups of Asian Americans. We hypothesize that racial/ethnic differences in frequency of vegetable consumption is significantly related to respondents' household income.Methods: We used the 2009 California Health Survey Interview (CHIS) data set that has a total sample of 47,167 respondents aged 18 and over. The selected sample used in this study consisted of four racial and ethnic groups included Whites (31,582), Chinese (1,014), Korean (909), and Vietnamese (1,411). We used Ordinary Least Square regression and adjusted for complex survey sampling designs in all analyses. Interaction effect is visually presented.Results: Chinese and White respondents reported a greater frequency of weekly vegetable consumption than Korean and Vietnamese respondents. The significant interaction effect of race/ethnicity and household income revealed that White respondents with an annual household income from $150,000 and over consumed vegetables more frequently than White respondents with an annual household income under $150,000. However, among three selected Asian groups, respondents with an annual household income from $150,000 and over consumed vegetables less frequently than those with an annual household income under $150,000. Other demographic variables including sex, age, marital status, education, BMI also had significant associations with frequency of vegetable consumption.Conclusion: Culture and economic wealth might play an important role in vegetable consumption. Knowledge regarding racial/ethnic differences in vegetable consumption are important for community-based health education and intervention programs for Asian Americans.

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Few Associations between Income and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Cited by 39 publications

References 52 publications

Eat Smart, Live Strong Intervention Increases Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Older Adults

Eat Smart, Live Strong Intervention Increases Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Older Adults

Fruit and vegetable consumption and food values: National patterns in the United States by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility and cooking frequency

Household Income and Vegetable Consumption among White, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Americans

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