scholarly journals Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Behavior Among Asian Americans: A Thematic Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 215013272098477
Author(s):  
Chia-Liang Dai ◽  
Manoj Sharma ◽  
Taj Haider ◽  
Hema Sunchu
Keyword(s):  
Asian Americans ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Small Subgroup ◽  
The Us

Consuming 5 or more cups of fruits and vegetables (F & V) per day or 400 g/day for adults is advocated by most health authorities and has short-term and long-term health benefits. There have been numerous studies examining dietary behaviors among different US populations; however, the literature on F & V consumption behavior among Asian Americans (AAs) is sparse. AAs constitute a diverse group and as their population continues to grow in the US; there is a greater need to examine the health practices of AAs and their constituent subgroups. The study aimed to conduct a thematic analysis based on a scoping review of the peer-reviewed published literature over the past 15 years targeting F & V consumption among AAs. The thematic analysis was organized around the prevalence, consequences, determinants, and interventions ( n = 33). AAs consuming recommended servings of F & V ranged from 0.5% to 20%. Correlations between the consumption of F & V and Body Mass Index (BMI) and other chronic diseases were reported as negative and significant associations were noted between F & V intake and self-reported health. There was only 1 intervention that was conducted with this behavior in only 1 small subgroup of this target population. There is an urgent need to study F & V consumption behavior among different AA subgroups as well as to design culturally appropriate theory-based efficacious F & V promotion interventions for them.

scholarly journals Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension in Three Prospective Cohort Studies

Hypertension ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lea Borgi ◽  
Isao Muraki ◽  
Ambika Satija ◽  
Walter C. Willett ◽  
Eric B. Rimm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Fruit Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Hypertension Risk ◽  
Hazard Ratios

Increased fruit and vegetable intake lowers blood pressure in short-term interventional studies. However, data on the association of long-term intake of fruits and vegetables with hypertension risk are scarce. We prospectively examined the independent association of whole fruit (excluding juices) and vegetable intake, as well as the change in consumption of whole fruits and vegetables, with incident hypertension in 3 large longitudinal cohort studies: Nurses’ Health Study (n=62 175), Nurses’ Health Study II (n=88 475), and Health Professionals Follow-up Study (n=36 803). We calculated hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for fruit and vegetable consumption while controlling for hypertension risk factors. Compared with participants whose consumption was ≤4 servings/week, the pooled hazard ratios among those whose intake was ≥4 servings/day were 0.92(0.87–0.97) for total whole fruit intake and 0.95(0.86–1.04) for total vegetable intake. Similarly, compared with participants who did not increase their fruit or vegetable consumption, the pooled hazard ratios for those whose intake increased by ≥7 servings/week were 0.94(0.90–0.97) for total whole fruit intake and 0.98(0.94–1.01) for total vegetable. Analyses of individual fruits and vegetables yielded different results. Consumption levels of ≥4 servings/week (as opposed to <1 serving/month) of broccoli, carrots, tofu or soybeans, raisins, and apples was associated with lower hypertension risk. In conclusion, our results suggest that greater long-term intake and increased consumption of whole fruits may reduce the risk of developing hypertension.

scholarly journals The Effect of Nutritional Education Using Cognitive Approaches and Psychomotor Approaches on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Behavior in Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (E) ◽  
pp. 1161-1165
Author(s):  
Fritria Dwi Anggraini ◽  
Fauziyatun Nisa ◽  
Siti Nur Hasina ◽  
Annif Munjidah
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Nutritional Education ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Approaches

BACKGROUND: One of the problems related to eating behavior in children less than 5 years is the lack of consumption of fruits and vegetables. With this problem, an approach is needed to better consume it. AIM: This study aims to determine the effect of nutritional education using cognitive approaches (using illustrated storybooks and puppet shows) and psychomotor approaches (using puzzle and fruit and vegetable cards) on fruit and vegetable consumption behavior in children in the An-Nur Surabaya Kindergarten. METHODS: This study used a quasi-experimental study with a pre- and post-test group. The population is 48 respondents. Sampling uses the Probability sampling method with simple random sampling. The independent variable was nutrition education using media illustrated storybooks media, puppet shows, puzzles, and fruit and vegetable cards, meanwhile the dependent variable is consumption behavior of fruits and vegetables. The intervention was carried out 4 times. FFQ form was used to assess fruit and vegetables consumption behavior. RESULTS: The results showed that the average consumption of fruits and vegetables before the intervention was 168 g or equivalent to 1 portion, and the average after intervention was 304 g or equivalent to 3 servings. There is a significant influence (p = 0.000) on fruit and vegetable consumption through nutritional education. CONCLUSION: Nutritional education using media should be accompanied by a commitment to increase children’s motivation in eating fruits and vegetables.

Psychographic Profiling of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: The Role of Health Orientation

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan J. Dutta-Bergman
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Underlying Variable

Based on the empirical evidence that documents the link between fruit and vegetable consumption and a plethora of health outcomes, multiple campaign initiatives have been launched in the past decade seeking to drive the consumption of fruits and vegetables in the U.S. population. A review of the existing literature suggests that most campaign initiatives have taken an episodic approach to the task of increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. This article offers an alternative framework by highlighting the importance of a psychographic approach that emphasizes the treatment of the whole individual. In this case, health orientation is defined and located as the underlying variable that drives a multitude of health-related behaviors including fruit and vegetable consumption. The study results support the notion that an underlying sense of health orientation drives health behaviors such as fruit and vegetable consumption. Specific recommendations are made for campaign initiatives that take a comprehensive and long-term approach to health behavior change.

Long-Term Preservation for Access of Audio-Visual Archives at Botswana National Archives (BNARS)

2021 ◽  
pp. 92-109
Author(s):  
Julie Moloi
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Document Review ◽  
Long Term Preservation ◽  
Collection Methods

This chapter discusses the long-term preservation and access to audio-visual (AV) archives at the Botswana National Archives and Records Services (BNARS). The principal guidance to the study was attributed to international preservation guidelines, standards, and best practices. The study adopted a qualitative approach, along with the employment of these data collection methods: interviews, observation, and document review. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the target population, which included the deputy director, senior archivist, and the archives officer. Data was subjected to thematic analysis in line with the set objectives. The key research findings of the study indicated that there were no long-term preservation strategy for AV archives at BNARS, there was absence of archival access and no acquisition policies in place, various types of AV materials were all stored under the same roof and under the same climatic conditions. Furthermore, some AV archives were not processed thus making it hard to identify, retrieve, and make them accessible for use. Additionally, the research reflected that there was lack of requisite special technical skills needed for long-term preservation of AV archives. Finally, the study revealed that there was no specific budget for the long-term preservation of AV archives at BNARS. In conclusion, therefore, the study recommends that, BNARS develop a holistic AV preservation strategy to ensure the long-term availability and accessibility of AV archives for future use.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Fruit and Vegetables Consumption Behavior Among Adolescents Based on The Health Promotion Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (`1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arbianingsih ◽  
Mulyana Anwar ◽  
Huriati ◽  
Nur Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Health Promotion Model ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Low Consumption

Background:The low consumption of fruits and vegetables is one of the risk factors for death in the world. Indonesia is a country that is rich in fruits and vegetables but has a low consumption level. The lowest age group in consuming fruit and vegetables is adolescents.Purpose:The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence fruit and vegetable consumption behavior in adolescents based on the Health Promotion Model Nola J. Pender.Methodology: This study used a descriptive-analyticcross-sectional study design involving 249 adolescents. The data was collected using a questionnaire to measure the factors that influence fruit and vegetable consumption behavior and food frequency questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed online via social media for two weeks. Data were analyzed using linear regression.Result:Factors that influence fruit and vegetable consumption behavior in adolescents are resistance to action (p = 0.05), self-efficacy (p <0.001), parental interpersonal influence (p <0.001), and peer influence (p = 0.05). Ethnic factors, knowledge of benefits, and the environment do not have a significant effect on fruit and vegetable consumption behavior among adolescents. There are still 93.4% other factors that also influence fruit and vegetable consumption behavior in adolescents.To promote healthy consumption behavior of fruit and vegetable in adolescents we should increase the self-efficacy of adolescents, involved parents and peer groups as a role model for healthy behavior.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Fruit and Vegetables Consumption Behavior Among Adolescents Based on The Health Promotion Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Arbianingsih ◽  
Mulyana Anwar ◽  
Huriati ◽  
Nur Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Health Promotion Model ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Low Consumption

Background:The low consumption of fruits and vegetables is one of the risk factors for death in the world. Indonesia is a country that is rich in fruits and vegetables but has a low consumption level. The lowest age group in consuming fruit and vegetables is adolescents.Purpose:The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence fruit and vegetable consumption behavior in adolescents based on the Health Promotion Model Nola J. Pender.Methodology: This study used a descriptive-analyticcross-sectional study design involving 249 adolescents. The data was collected using a questionnaire to measure the factors that influence fruit and vegetable consumption behavior and food frequency questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed online via social media for two weeks. Data were analyzed using linear regression.Result:Factors that influence fruit and vegetable consumption behavior in adolescents are resistance to action (p = 0.05), self-efficacy (p <0.001), parental interpersonal influence (p <0.001), and peer influence (p = 0.05). Ethnic factors, knowledge of benefits, and the environment do not have a significant effect on fruit and vegetable consumption behavior among adolescents. There are still 93.4% other factors that also influence fruit and vegetable consumption behavior in adolescents.To promote healthy consumption behavior of fruit and vegetable in adolescents we should increase the self-efficacy of adolescents, involved parents and peer groups as a role model for healthy behavior.

Moving past the vaccine/autism controversy - to examine potential vaccine neurological harms

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Peter R. Breggin
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Psychosocial Disorders ◽  
The Us ◽  
Potential Vaccine ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
The Brain ◽  
New Vaccines

BACKGROUND: The vaccine/autism controversy has caused vast scientific and public confusion, and it has set back research and education into genuine vaccine-induced neurological disorders. The great strawman of autism has been so emphasized by the vaccine industry that it, and it alone, often appears in authoritative discussions of adverse effects of the MMR and other vaccines. By dismissing the chimerical vaccine/autism controversy, vaccine defenders often dismiss all genuinely neurological aftereffects of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) and other vaccines, including well-documented events, such as relatively rare cases of encephalopathy and encephalitis. OBJECTIVE: This report explains that autism is not a physical or neurological disorder. It is not caused by injury or disease of the brain. It is a developmental disorder that has no physical origins and no physical symptoms. It is extremely unlikely that vaccines are causing autism; but it is extremely likely that they are causing more neurological damage than currently appreciated, some of it resulting in psychosocial disabilities that can be confused with autism and other psychosocial disorders. This confusion between a developmental, psychosocial disorder and a physical neurological disease has played into the hands of interest groups who want to deny that vaccines have any neurological and associated neuropsychiatric effects. METHODS: A review of the scientific literature, textbooks, and related media commentary is integrated with basic clinical knowledge. RESULTS: This report shows how scientific sources have used the vaccine/autism controversy to avoid dealing with genuine neurological risks associated with vaccines and summarizes evidence that vaccines, including the MMR, can cause serious neurological disorders. Manufacturers have been allowed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to gain vaccine approval without placebo-controlled clinical trials. CONCLUSIONS: The misleading vaccine autism controversy must be set aside in favor of examining actual neurological harms associated with vaccines, including building on existing research that has been ignored. Manufacturers of vaccines must be required to conduct placebo-controlled clinical studies for existing vaccines and for government approval of new vaccines. Many probable or confirmed neurological adverse events occur within a few days or weeks after immunization and could be detected if the trials were sufficiently large. Contrary to current opinion, large, long-term placebo-controlled trials of existing and new vaccines would be relatively easy and safe to conduct.

Sanctions of the USA and the Policy of Bank of Russia:double Blow to the National Economy

2014 ◽  
pp. 13-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Glazyev
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
Capital Flight ◽  
Practical Advice ◽  
The Us ◽  
Monetary Authorities ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Simultaneous Adoption ◽  
The Eu

This article examines fundamental questions of monetary policy in the context of challenges to the national security of Russia in connection with the imposition of economic sanctions by the US and the EU. It is proved that the policy of the Russian monetary authorities, particularly the Central Bank, artificially limiting the money supply in the domestic market and pandering to the export of capital, compounds the effects of economic sanctions and plunges the economy into depression. The article presents practical advice on the transition from external to domestic sources of long-term credit with the simultaneous adoption of measures to prevent capital flight.

Endurance of Transnationalism in Bolivia’s Valle Alto

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard C. Jones ◽  
Leonardo De la Torre
Keyword(s):  
Random Sample ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Return Migration ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
The Us ◽  
Foreign Work ◽  
Intentions To Return ◽  
Economic Ties

The increasing difficulty of return migration and the demands for assimilation into host societies suggest a long-term cutting of ties to origin areas—likely accentuated in the Bolivian case by the recent shift in destinations from Argentina to the US and Spain. Making use of a stratified random sample of 417 families as well as ethnographic interviews in the provinces of Punata, Esteban Arze, and Jordán in the Valle Alto region the authors investigate these issues. Results suggest that for families with greater than ten years cumulated foreign work experience, there are significantly more absentees and lower levels of remittances as a percentage of household income. Although cultural ties remain strong after ten years, intentions to return to Bolivia decline markedly. The question of whether the dimunition of economic ties results in long-term village decline in the Valle Alto remains an unanswered.   

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