Perceptions of older, low-income women about increasing intake of fruits and vegetables

Cheryl J. Dye, Katherine L. Cason

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Abstract

Focus groups were conducted with 28 older, low-income women in order to identify factors that affected their fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption. Themes emerging from data analysis include barriers to making dietary changes, specifically to increasing F&V consumption; beliefs about benefits of consuming F&V as compared with other dietary changes; and use of supplements as a substitution for eating F&V. A prominent subtheme concerned the conflict women felt between their desire to consume more F&V and their desire not to waste food. Focus group participants gave concrete suggestions on how to help older, low-income women increase F&V consumption, which included environmental supports.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)21-41
Number of pages21
JournalJournal of Nutrition for the Elderly
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

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