Pattern of consumption of fruits and vegetables by people with and without noncommunicable diseases

Abstract

Objective: to compare the consumption of fruits and vegetables among users of health services with and without noncommu­nicable disease. Method: quantitative and cross-sectional study, assessed the consumption of fruits and vegetables, through an interview, the questionnaire contained sociodemographic and food consumption variables. To analyze the data, we used descriptive statistics and Pearson's chi-square test between groups with and without noncommunicable diseases. Results: the sample contained 719 participants, the value of p:S0.005 was observed in the variables of age, marital status, economic class, occupation, consumption of raw salad and fruits. We found no differences between the consumption of fruits and vegetables between groups. Conclusion: the consumption of healthy foods is a protective and treatment factor for non-communicable di­seases, it is still necessary to update public health policies for the population with non-communicable diseases already installed.