[Fruit consumption in a group of teenagers from Iaşi]

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2009 Apr-Jun;113(2):554-7.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

A goal for the national nutritional education program is represented by the increase of fruit consumption.

Material and method: Using specially designed questionaries a group of 127 teenagers from two different Iaşi high schools provided date related to thei daily fruit intake.

Results: Almost 40% of the teenagers use fresh fruits as part of their breakfast and a greater number use them as snacks (57.5%) or dessert (80.5%), with statistically insignificant differences between the two high schools.

Conclusion: The fruit intake is adequate in the studied group and the programs that promote certain food habits must take into account the existing situation.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Diet / standards
  • Diet / statistics & numerical data*
  • Feeding Behavior*
  • Female
  • Fruit*
  • Health Education
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Promotion
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Romania / epidemiology
  • Schools
  • Students / psychology
  • Students / statistics & numerical data*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires