Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study

Miller, Victoria; Yusuf, Salim; Chow, Clara; Dehghan, Mahshid; Corsi, Daniel; Lock, Karen; Popkin, Barry; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Khatib, Rasha; Lear, Scott; Mony, Prem; Kaur, Manmeet; Mohan, Viswanathan; Vijayakumar, Krishnapillai; Gupta, Rajeev; Kruger, Annamarie; Tsolekile, Lungiswa; Mohammadifard, Noushin; Rahman, Omar; Rosengren, Annika; Avezum, Alvaro; Orlandini, Andres; Ismail, Noorhassim; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Yusufali, Afzalhussein; Karsidag, Kubilay; Iqbal, Romaina; Chifamba, Jephat; Oakley, Solange; Ariffin, Farnaza; Zatonska, Katarzyna; Poirier, Paul; Wei, Li; Jian, Bo; Hui, Chen; Xu, Liu; Bai Xiulin, Bai; Teo, Koon; Mente, Andrew

doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(16)30186-3

Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study

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LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH, vol.4, no.10, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 4 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/s2214-109x(16)30186-3
Journal Name: LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Several international guidelines recommend the consumption of two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables per day, but their intake is thought to be low worldwide. We aimed to determine the extent to which such low intake is related to availability and affordability.