OBJECTIVE: To determine whether fruit and vegetable consumption among California adults significantly increased from 1997-2007. DESIGN: Biennial telephone surveillance surveys of California adults' dietary practices. PARTICIPANTS: California adults (n = 9,105 total all 6 surveys). INTERVENTION: Surveillance data reporting. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption over time between 1997-2007, measured by mean servings and percentage of adults eating ≥ 5 servings on any given day. ANALYSIS: Comparisons of subsets both within the same year and across years were made using t tests, chi-square, and Tukey Studentized Range tests at 5% procedure-wise error rate. RESULTS: California adults significantly increased mean daily servings of fruits and vegetables from 3.8 servings in 1997 to 5.2 servings in 2007. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Since 1998, notable improvements in fruit and vegetable consumption have occurred to California populations, including the target audience groups of the Network for a Healthy California.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether fruit and vegetable consumption among California adults significantly increased from 1997-2007. DESIGN: Biennial telephone surveillance surveys of California adults' dietary practices. PARTICIPANTS: California adults (n = 9,105 total all 6 surveys). INTERVENTION: Surveillance data reporting. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption over time between 1997-2007, measured by mean servings and percentage of adults eating ≥ 5 servings on any given day. ANALYSIS: Comparisons of subsets both within the same year and across years were made using t tests, chi-square, and Tukey Studentized Range tests at 5% procedure-wise error rate. RESULTS: California adults significantly increased mean daily servings of fruits and vegetables from 3.8 servings in 1997 to 5.2 servings in 2007. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Since 1998, notable improvements in fruit and vegetable consumption have occurred to California populations, including the target audience groups of the Network for a Healthy California.
Authors: Latetia V Moore; Kevin W Dodd; Frances E Thompson; Kirsten A Grimm; Sonia A Kim; Kelley S Scanlon Journal: Am J Epidemiol Date: 2015-05-01 Impact factor: 4.897
Authors: Jun Ma; Peg Strub; Nan Lv; Lan Xiao; Carlos A Camargo; A Sonia Buist; Philip W Lavori; Sandra R Wilson; Kari C Nadeau; Lisa G Rosas Journal: Eur Respir J Date: 2015-10-22 Impact factor: 16.671