scholarly journals Perspectives on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Government Dietary Guidelines: Content Analysis of Comments on News Websites

10.2196/19917 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. e19917
Author(s):  
B Hornsby ◽  
H Ensaff
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
News Websites ◽  
Total Cancer ◽  
Public Perspectives

Background News websites are an essential source of medical news for the public. Many websites offer users the opportunity to leave comments, which may provide rich insights into public perspectives on health issues. With an established role in public health, fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is central to the government’s dietary guidelines. However, FV intake continues to fall short of government recommendations. Objective Using comments from news websites, this study aims to explore public perspectives on FV intake and related government dietary guidelines. Methods Data comprised 2696 web user comments generated in response to substantial media coverage for a meta-analysis examining FV consumption and the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and total cancer. Using an inductive thematic approach, the data were analyzed and coded in an iterative process. Results Four overarching themes emerged: personal factors, rejection, lack of knowledge, and food landscape, each with component subthemes. The lack of clarity around government dietary health guidelines was apparent, and this, along with emergent personal factors, may hinder better consumption. Rejection was also evident, as was a quality versus quantity of life debate. Conclusions There are gaps in the public’s understanding of government guidelines, which may act as a constraint to better compliance. Further work should examine this issue and rejection and the possibility of public fatigue related to dietary health information and news. Similarly, future work should also explore targeted interventions with a specific emphasis on health literacy.

scholarly journals Perspectives on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Government Dietary Guidelines: Content Analysis of Comments on News Websites (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Hornsby ◽  
H Ensaff
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
News Websites ◽  
Total Cancer ◽  
Public Perspectives

BACKGROUND News websites are an essential source of medical news for the public. Many websites offer users the opportunity to leave comments, which may provide rich insights into public perspectives on health issues. With an established role in public health, fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is central to the government’s dietary guidelines. However, FV intake continues to fall short of government recommendations. OBJECTIVE Using comments from news websites, this study aims to explore public perspectives on FV intake and related government dietary guidelines. METHODS Data comprised 2696 web user comments generated in response to substantial media coverage for a meta-analysis examining FV consumption and the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and total cancer. Using an inductive thematic approach, the data were analyzed and coded in an iterative process. RESULTS Four overarching themes emerged: personal factors, rejection, lack of knowledge, and food landscape, each with component subthemes. The lack of clarity around government dietary health guidelines was apparent, and this, along with emergent personal factors, may hinder better consumption. Rejection was also evident, as was a quality versus quantity of life debate. CONCLUSIONS There are gaps in the public’s understanding of government guidelines, which may act as a constraint to better compliance. Further work should examine this issue and rejection and the possibility of public fatigue related to dietary health information and news. Similarly, future work should also explore targeted interventions with a specific emphasis on health literacy.

Fruit and vegetable consumption among South Asians: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1791-1800
Author(s):  
Ranil Jayawardena ◽  
Dhanushya T. Jeyakumar ◽  
Manoja Gamage ◽  
Piumika Sooriyaarachchi ◽  
Andrew P. Hills
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable

Fruit and vegetable consumption and stroke: meta-analysis of cohort studies

The Lancet ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 367 (9507) ◽  
pp. 320-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng J He ◽  
Caryl A Nowson ◽  
Graham A MacGregor
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable

scholarly journals Health risk factors associated with meat, fruit and vegetable consumption in cohort studies: A comprehensive meta-analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. e0183787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Grosso ◽  
Agnieszka Micek ◽  
Justyna Godos ◽  
Andrzej Pajak ◽  
Salvatore Sciacca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Health Risk Factors ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals What is the Validity of Questionnaires Assessing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Children when Compared with Blood Biomarkers? A Meta-Analysis

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Collese ◽  
Gabriela Vatavuk-Serrati ◽  
Marcus Nascimento-Ferreira ◽  
Augusto De Moraes ◽  
Heráclito Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Blood Biomarkers ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Age Range

Fruit and vegetable consumption has been associated with improved health outcomes in children. As an extensive number of questionnaires are currently used to assess fruit and vegetable consumption, we performed a systematic review of the criterion validity of questionnaires used to estimate fruit and vegetable consumption in children, considering blood biomarkers as the reference method. Five electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science) were searched from database inception to 23 July 2018. The search strategy used the following sets of descriptors: children; fruits and vegetables; dietary questionnaires; blood biomarkers; and validation coefficient. The search terms were adapted for use with other databases in combination with database-specific filters. Potentially eligible articles were selected independently by two reviewers, separately, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Two articles meeting the inclusion criteria were included. The main reason for study exclusion was the sample age range, which included adolescents. The pooled correlation coefficient was 0.32 (95% confidence interval: 0.24–0.40).This review provided insights into assessment methods of fruit and vegetable consumption in children. Although further studies are required, questionnaires for assessing fruit and vegetable consumption have fair criterion validity in children.

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