Food Insecurity Moderates Association Between Perceived Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Access and Vegetable Intake in the Rural Southern US

Objective. Assess associations between perceived fresh fruit and vegetable access obtaining vegetables from various food sources with meeting national recommendations for intakes BMI, whether differ by insecurity. Methods. Secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional survey evaluating health equity initiative among 1,474 respondents in 6 rural Georgia counties. Logistic regressions assessed meeting/not interactions Results. Respondents who obtained at small local grocery stores, farmer’s markets, community/home gardens had twice the odds recommendations. Food secure adults greater 1.5 times Conclusions Implications. Results highlight inequities insecure importance consumption South.