TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rippin, Holly L.
AU  - Maximova, Katerina
AU  - Loyola, Enrique
AU  - Breda, Joao
AU  - Wickramasinghe, Kremlin
AU  - Ferreira-Borges, Carina
AU  - Berdzuli, Nino
AU  - Hajihosseini, Morteza
AU  - Novik, Irina
AU  - Pisaryk, Vital
AU  - Sturua, Lela
AU  - Akmatova, Ainura
AU  - Obreja, Galina
AU  - Mustafo, Saodat Azimzoda
AU  - Ekinci, Banu
AU  - Erguder, Toker
AU  - Shukurov, Shukhrat
AU  - Hagverdiyev, Gahraman
AU  - Andreasyan, Diana
AU  - Bychkov, Sergei
AU  - Rakovac, Ivo
PY  - 2023
TI  - Suboptimal Intake of Fruits and Vegetables in Nine Selected Countries of the World Health Organization European Region
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E104
VL  - 20
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - The objective of this study was to characterize fruit and vegetable consumption in 9 selected countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. We analyzed data on fruit and vegetable intake and participant sociodemographic characteristics for 30,455 adults in 9 Eastern European and Central Asian countries via standardized STEPS survey methodology. Fruit and vegetable consumption across all countries was suboptimal, with a high percentage of populations not meeting the WHO-recommended intake of at least 5 servings (400 g) per day. Strengthened implementation of evidence-based policies to increase intake of fruit and vegetables is needed to reduce the burden of and disparities in NCDs.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.230159
DO  - 10.5888/pcd20.230159
ER  -