Consumo de verduras y frutas en centros de salud y supermercados, de la región metropolitana de Chile: Programa 5 al día

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the consumption frequency of vegetables and fruits and the knowledge of the ì5 a dayî message in users of supermarkets and Public Health Centers to be utilized as a baseline to plan a bimodal contro-lled intervention for the promotion of fruits and vegetables consumption. Individuals and methods: A frequency consumption survey, the behavioral change stage and the message understanding was applied to 1,897 adults aged between 17 and 60 years in the urban area of the Metropolitan Region. Results: 58.8% stated that they ate between 1-2 portions/day, 33.5% between 3-4, 91.2% indicated that they had maintained this consumption for over six months and 7.7% complied with the recommendation of ì5 a dayî; only 9.4% knew the message. There were no significant differences among the intervention groups except in the educational level and the number of daily consumption portions. Conclusions: The consumption of vegetables and fruits was under the recommendation in all the studied groups and there is a lack of knowledge regarding the ì5 a dayî promotional message.