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Fruit and vegetable Intake and barriers to their consumption among university students in Kuwait: A cross-sectional survey
The purpose of this 2021 study was to gather data on how much fruits and vegetables that college students in Kuwait eat, and to identify any barriers to consumption. It is important to determine how fruit and vegetable intake correlates with students’ gender, body weight, college affiliation, and family monthly income. This information can potentially help in reducing obesity and related comorbidities in Kuwait. The results showed a median fruit and vegetable intake score of 2.06 in the students. Excluding fries, this score was even lower. Male students consumed more servings of fruit juice per day, compared to the females. These young men also ate proportionally more fried potatoes of their total vegetable intake, compared with the women. Whereas female students consumed more vegetables (excluding potatoes) than the males. Reasons for not eating more fruit and vegetables included taste, inconvenience, and not being informed of these dietary recommendations and preparation methods. There needs to be an increase in the number of health promotion campaigns that raise awareness of dietary recommendations, health benefits of fruits and vegetables, and methods of incorporating more fruits and vegetables in the diet. [NPID: Kuwait, college, students, fruits and vegetables, healthy diet, health promotion, diet, nutrition]
Year: 2021
