Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 8000, South Africa.
Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town 8000, South Africa.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 7;19(12):6965. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19126965.
This study assesses the fruit and vegetable consumption patterns and risk factors for chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL) among young adults attending Kenyatta University, Kenya. Four hundred and twenty-three young adults aged 19-30 years participated in the cross-sectional study. Males were 75.0% less likely to be overweight than females (OR = 0.25; 0.13-0.47). The mean overall consumption of fruit and/or vegetables amounted to 3.6 servings in a typical day. Eight in ten participants consumed lower amounts of fruits and vegetables than recommended by the WHO. At least one combined risk factor of CDL was observed among 91.3% of the young adults. About 8.7% of the participants were classified as low risk for CDL (having none of the five risk factors), 48.9% had one risk factor, 32.9% had two risk factors, 8.5% had three risk factors, while 0.9% had four risk factors. A significant relationship between daily fruit consumption and waist circumference was observed. These findings show the dire need to develop public health nutrition activities aimed at increasing the intake of fruit and vegetables and sensitizing young adults, and the general population, to the risk factors of CDL.
这项研究评估了肯尼亚肯雅塔大学年轻成年人的水果和蔬菜消费模式以及生活方式慢性病（CDL）的风险因素。423 名年龄在 19-30 岁的年轻人参与了这项横断面研究。男性超重的可能性比女性低 75.0%（OR=0.25；0.13-0.47）。平均每天整体水果和/或蔬菜的摄入量为 3.6 份。十分之八的参与者摄入的水果和蔬菜量低于世界卫生组织的建议量。十分之九的年轻人至少有一种 CDL 的综合风险因素。约 8.7%的参与者被归类为 CDL 低风险（无五个风险因素之一），48.9%有一个风险因素，32.9%有两个风险因素，8.5%有三个风险因素，0.9%有四个风险因素。观察到每日水果摄入量与腰围之间存在显著关系。这些发现表明，迫切需要开展公共卫生营养活动，旨在增加水果和蔬菜的摄入量，并使年轻人和一般人群意识到 CDL 的风险因素。
