Roos G, Johansson L, Kasmel A, Klumbiené J, Prättälä R
National Institute for Consumer Research, Norway.
Public Health Nutr. 2001 Feb;4(1):35-43. doi: 10.1079/phn200048.
To present disparities in consumption of vegetables and fruits in Europe and to discuss how educational level, region and level of consumption influence the variation.
A review of selected studies from 1985 to 1997.
SETTING/SUBJECTS: 33 studies (13 dietary surveys, nine household budget surveys and 11 health behaviour surveys) representing 15 European countries were selected based on criteria developed as part of the study. Association between educational level and consumption of vegetables and fruits was registered for each study and common conclusions were identified.
In the majority of the studies, with the exception of a few in southern and eastern Europe, consumption of vegetables and fruits was more common among those with higher education. The results suggest that in regions where consumption of vegetables and fruits is more common, the lower social classes tend to consume more of these than the higher social classes.
The differences in the patterns of disparities in vegetable and fruit consumption between regions, as well as within populations, need to be considered when efforts to improve nutrition and health are planned.
呈现欧洲蔬菜和水果消费的差异，并探讨教育水平、地区和消费水平如何影响这种差异。
对1985年至1997年选定研究进行综述。
背景/研究对象：根据研究制定的标准，选取了代表15个欧洲国家的33项研究（13项饮食调查、9项家庭预算调查和11项健康行为调查）。记录每项研究中教育水平与蔬菜和水果消费之间的关联，并确定共同结论。
在大多数研究中，除了南欧和东欧的少数研究外，受过高等教育者更常食用蔬菜和水果。结果表明，在蔬菜和水果消费较为普遍的地区，社会阶层较低者往往比社会阶层较高者消费更多的此类食物。
在规划改善营养和健康的措施时，需要考虑地区之间以及人群内部蔬菜和水果消费差异模式的不同。
