Academic Journal
The relationship between height and fruit/vegetable intakes in adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study
| Τίτλος: | The relationship between height and fruit/vegetable intakes in adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Rosário R., Agostinis-Sobrinho C., Padrão, Patrícia, Lopes O., Moreira, Pedro |
| Συνεισφορές: | Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação |
| Έτος έκδοσης: | 2024 |
| Συλλογή: | Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | Ciências da Saúde, Ciências médicas e da saúde, Health sciences, Medical and Health sciences |
| Περιγραφή: | Background: Worldwide, fruit and vegetable intake is below recommendations. There is increasing evidence to suggest an association between height and diet. Aim: to analyse the associations of fruit and vegetable intake with attained height in Portuguese adults. Methods: A representative sample of 17 480 Portuguese adults (56.7% women) participated in this cross-sectional study. The survey comprised sociodemographic characteristics and self-reported height and weight. We performed regression models to assess the associations between height and fruit and vegetable consumption. Results: Compared with no intakes, those men with higher fruit and vegetables intake had 0.54cm (95% CI 0.04; 1.04) greater height. Also, women with higher intakes of vegetables, fruit and vegetables combined were directly associated with a greater height of 0.29cm (95% CI 0.03; 0.56 in vegetables) and 0.51cm (95% CI 0.09; 0.93 in fruit and vegetables combined). Conclusion: Greater consumption of fruit and vegetables was directly associated with higher height in adults. From a health promotion perspective, intervention programmes aiming at improving fruit and vegetable intake should be highlighted so that full height potential is achieved. |
| Τύπος εγγράφου: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Περιγραφή αρχείου: | application/pdf |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Relation: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/156851 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/02601060221108152 |
| Διαθεσιμότητα: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/156851 https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060221108152 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: | edsbas.E351548 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1177/02601060221108152 |
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