Associations Between Intuitive Eating Behaviors and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among College Students

Diabetes and heart disease disproportionately burden African Americans, who tend to have worse nutritional intake than Whites. Many Black churches are influential institutions in the Black community, with potential to assist with promotion of healthy eating behaviors. The purpose of the current study was to use the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to examine intention to eat a healthy diet and dietary behaviors among church-affiliated African Americans. It was hypothesized that TPB constructs would positively predict intention to eat a healthy diet and that intention to eat a healthy diet would be a predictor of fat and fruit and vegetable intake. It was also hypothesized that control beliefs would predict reduced fat intake and increased fruit and vegetable intake. Path analyses indicated behavioral, normative, and control beliefs were predictive of intention to eat a healthy diet. Intention to eat healthy was a significant predictor of dietary intake behaviors. These findings provide support for the use of the TPB in examining diet among church-affiliated African Americans. This study represents an opportunity to inform dietary interventions for the African American faith community.

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Association Between Eating Competence, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Body Mass Index Among Undergraduate College Students

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.jneb.2017.05.026 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (7) ◽

pp. S7

Author(s):

Mary Robertson ◽

Jen Nickelson ◽

Sarah Chaffee ◽

Seung Eun Jung

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Eating Competence ◽

Undergraduate College Students

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Eating Behaviors and Social Capital Are Associated With Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Rural Adults

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition ◽

10.1080/19320248.2010.504094 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 302-315 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Cassandra M. Johnson ◽

Joseph R. Sharkey ◽

Wesley R. Dean

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Rural Adults

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Is there a relationship between personality traits and fruit and vegetable intake among pregnant women?

Health Psychology Open ◽

10.1177/2055102920974245 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 205510292097424

Author(s):

Magdalena Leszko ◽

Lauren Keenan-Devlin ◽

William A Grobman ◽

Britney Smart ◽

Ann Borders ◽

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Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Fruits And Vegetables ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Dietary Choices ◽

Predictive Relationships

Previous studies have shown that certain personality traits such as neuroticism and conscientiousness influence dietary choices. Pregnancy is a unique period in a woman’s life during which most women are highly intrinsically and extrinsically motivated to start a diet rich in fruit and vegetables. Yet, an adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables remains a challenge for many women. The present study investigates the relationships between personality traits and fish, dairy, fruit, and vegetable intake. Data was collected from 602 pregnant women and analyzed using descriptive statistics and hierarchical regression analyses in order to examine predictive relationships between the variables of interest. The results demonstrated that high scores in openness to experience, older maternal age, higher income, and educational attainment were positively associated with increased fish, vegetable, and fruit intake. These findings have important implications for interventions that seek to improve eating behaviors of pregnant women, thereby increasing the health of their pregnancies.

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