Consumption pattern of fruits in Mauritius

Consumption pattern of fruits in Mauritius

This article focuses on the assessment of dietary intake and possible factors limiting the pattern of consumption of fresh fruits in Mauritius. Mauritius is a rapidly developing country with an increasing rise in mortality due to coronary heart diseases and cancer. Fruits like apples, pears, oranges...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrition and food science 2001-06, Vol.31 (3), p.125-128
Hauptverfasser: Subratty, A.H., Jowaheer, V.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Assessments
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Constraining
Consumption
Consumption patterns
Developing countries
Diet
Fruit
Fruits
Health
Heart diseases
Mauritius
Mortality
Nutrition
Papayas
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Zusammenfassung:This article focuses on the assessment of dietary intake and possible factors limiting the pattern of consumption of fresh fruits in Mauritius. Mauritius is a rapidly developing country with an increasing rise in mortality due to coronary heart diseases and cancer. Fruits like apples, pears, oranges, bananas, grapes, kiwi and papaya were found to be mostly consumed by the respondents. This article also discusses factors such as age and sex as well as education and income that were found to be important determinants for the consumption of fruits.
ISSN:0034-6659
1758-6917
DOI:10.1108/00346650110386656