Factors associated with the consumption of fruits, vegetables and industrialized foods in the elderly/FATORES ASSOCIADOS AO CONSUMO DE FRUTAS, VERDURAS E ALIMENTOS INDUSTRIALIZADOS EM IDOSOS

Introduction and objective: The quality of food in old age is essential for maintaining health. Therefore, it was aimed to associate daily consumption of 5 servings or more of fruits, vegetables and processed foods with sex, physical exercise, socioeconomic profile and nutritional status of the elderly. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with elderly individuals, in which data on fruit and vegetable consumption and industrialized foods, age, gender, socioeconomic condition, nutritional status and physical exercise practice were collected. The prevalence risk was calculated with significance level of p