Choudhury Samira, Shankar Bhavani, Aleksandrowicz Lukasz, Tak Mehroosh, Green Rosemary, Harris Francesca, Scheelbeek Pauline, Dangour Alan
Centre for Development, Environment and Policy, School of Oriental & African Studies, London, WC1H 0XG, UK.
Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
Glob Food Sec. 2020 Mar;24:100332. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100332.
Adequate consumption of fruit and vegetables is key to improved diet-related health in India. We analyse fruit and vegetable consumption in the Indian population using National Sample Survey data. A series of regressions is estimated to characterise the distribution of household fruit and vegetable consumption and explore key socio-economic and food system drivers of consumption. Household income and price are important correlates, but consumption is also higher where households are headed by females, are rural, or involve agricultural livelihoods. Caste is an important source of inequality, particularly amongst those with low consumption, with Scheduled Tribes consuming less F&V than others. We also find preliminary evidence that formal agricultural market infrastructure is positively associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in India.
充足的水果和蔬菜消费是改善印度与饮食相关健康状况的关键。我们利用全国抽样调查数据来分析印度人口的水果和蔬菜消费情况。通过一系列回归分析来描述家庭水果和蔬菜消费的分布特征，并探究消费的关键社会经济和食品系统驱动因素。家庭收入和价格是重要的相关因素，但在女性当家、农村或从事农业生计的家庭中，消费也更高。种姓是不平等的一个重要根源，特别是在消费较低的人群中，在册部落的水果和蔬菜消费量低于其他群体。我们还发现初步证据表明，正规的农业市场基础设施与印度的水果和蔬菜消费呈正相关。
