Decreased fruit and vegetable availability and consumption among rural parents who frequently eat aw

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Decreased fruit and vegetable availability and
consumption among rural parents who frequently
eat away from home.A. Harrod, K. Hessler, M.
Elliott, D. Haire-JoshuSaint Louis University
School of Public Health
Background --- About one-third of the annual
500,000 cancer deaths in the United States are
diet-related. --- Individuals living in
Southeastern Missouri are particularly affected
by this trend. --- High 5 for Kids is a
community based research project that addresses
this issue.
Application --- Interventions need to consider
the influence of foods consumed away from the
home among high risk populations. --- Efforts
should be made to 1) improve the quality of the
home food environment. 2) address barriers to
fruit and vegetable intake.
Results
73 of parents consume less than 5 FV daily (MN
4.12.1).
Specific Aim To identify the multiple
environmental and individual factors that
influence the availability and consumption of
fruits and vegetables (FV) among rural parents in
Missouri.
22 of parents report low availability of FV in
the home. -- The main barrier cited to FV
intake was taste (71), not availability in the
community (11). --Parents who reported low
availability of FV in the home had an increased
frequency of food consumption outside of the home
(p0.001). 38 of parents report eating away
from home gt17/month. -- Eating out was not
significantly correlated with weight (r0.005
p0.873). -- The more often parents eat out,
the lower their intake of fruits and vegetables
excluding French fries (r-0.09 p0.001).

• Dont Like
• Taste

• Not in the
• Habit of Buying
• Them

• Not
• Available

• Too
• Expensive

• Too Long
• to Prepare

• Allergic to
• Them

Acknowledgments - This project was funded by
the National Cancer Institute. - This work was
completed in collaboration with educators and
families from Parents as Teachers.

• Demographics

• Out of Groceries

• Tastes Good

• Convenient

• Dont Have
• Time to
• Cook