Some Factors Affecting Consumption of Fruit and Vegetable by Elderly People in Tehran

some factors affecting consumption of fruit and vegetable by elderly people in tehran

objectives: this study was done to assess the some factors which influence on fruit and vegetable consumption among iranian's elderly. methods and materials: this study was a cross sectional study which was done on 400 elderly people through a two stages sampling method. 10 elderly centers were selected from all of elderly centers in tehran. during second stage, a systematic random samplin...

The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Fruit and Vegetable Markets Workers of Tehran and Factors Affecting Disorders

Background and Objectives: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders can a great deal cost for communities each year. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in workers working in the fruit and vegetable markets and to identify the risk factors that affecting these disorders. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 5...

The Role of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Mental Health

Fruit and vegetable consumption.

OBJECTIVES This article focuses on associations between the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and other health-related behaviours or conditions, including physical activity, smoking, obesity and alcohol-dependence. DATA SOURCE The data are from the first half of cycle 1.1 of the Canadian Community Health Survey, collected from September 2000 through February 2001. ANALYTICAL TECH...

Factors affecting acceptability of an email-based intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption

BACKGROUND Fresh Facts is a 30-day email-delivered intervention designed to increase the fruit and vegetable consumption of Australian young adults. This study investigated the extent to which the program was acceptable to members of the target audience and examined the relationships between participant and intervention characteristics, attrition, effectiveness, and acceptability ratings. MET...

Phytochemicals and the Consumer: Factors Affecting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the Potential for Increasing Small Fruit in the Diet

Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption reduces risk factors for cancer, cardiovascular disease and a number of other diet-related chronic diseases. These foodstuffs contain relatively high levels of beneficial phytochemicals (plant-derived, biologically active compounds) among which the preventative activity of antioxidants are most well-known and well-documented. Since small fruit typicall...