Prompted awareness and use of Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide: a population‐based study. Issue 1 (1st March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mathe, N.; Van der Meer, L.; Agborsangaya, C. B.; Murray, T.; Storey, K.; Johnson, J. A.; Loitz, C. C.; Johnson, S. T.
• Is Part Of: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics. Volume 28:Issue 1(2015:Feb.)
• Page Start: 64
• Page End: 71
• Publication Date: 2014-03-01
• Subjects: Dietetics -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; 613.205
• DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12222
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0952-3871

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="jhn12222-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jhn12222-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Little is known about the awareness of Canada's Food Guide (CFG). The present study aimed to report the general and specific awareness of CFG recommendations among adults in Alberta, Canada.</p> </sec> <sec id="jhn12222-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>For this cross‐sectional study, respondents (aged >18 years) from randomly selected households completed a telephone survey. Questions pertaining to CFG, physical activity, and vegetable and fruit consumption were included. Logistic regression determined associations between demographic characteristics and awareness of CFG.</p> </sec> <sec id="jhn12222-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Thousand two hundred and ten Albertans (50% female, mean age 50.5 years) responded. Most [86.5%; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 84.6–88.4] indicated being generally aware of CFG when prompted and 82.5% were aware of specific CFG recommendations. There were no differences in age between those generally aware and unaware of CFG. Female sex [odds ratio (OR) = 3.6; 95%CI = 24–5.4], Caucasian ethnicity (OR = 3.7; 95% CI = 2.3–5.8), income ≥ Canadian $100 000 per annum (OR = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.1–2.3), reporting ≥5 vegetables and fruit per day (OR = 2.1; 95% CI = 1.4–3.2), exceeding recommended levels for physical activity (OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.3–2.9) and perception of current weight as healthy (OR = 1.8; 95% CI = 1.2–2.8) were associated with an awareness of CFG.</p> </sec> <sec id="jhn12222-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Sex, ethnicity and income were associated with general awareness of CFG. Future studies could explore the relationship between awareness and other health‐related behaviours</p> </sec> </abstract>