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Fruits and vegetables intake and characteristics associated among adolescents from Southern Brazil.
Nutr J
November 2012
Cardiolab-Hypertension, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Ramiro Barcelos 2350, Centro de Pesquisa Clínica, CEP 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Background: Increased body weight has been associated with an unhealthy diet, low consumption of fruits and vegetables. Our objective was to investigate whether adolescents had low intake of fruits and vegetables, and whether gender, age and education could affect the feeding patterns.
Methods: A population-based sample of adolescents, aged 12-19 years, were randomly selected in southern Brazil and included in this cross-sectional study.