Patterns and predictors of nut consumption: results from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 112; no. 12; pp. 2028 - 2040
• Main Authors: Brown, Rachel C., Tey, Siew Ling, Gray, Andrew R., Chisholm, Alexandra, Smith, Claire, Fleming, Elizabeth, Blakey, Charlie, Parnell, Winsome
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 28.12.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular disease; Consumption patterns; Diet; Dietary Surveys and Nutritional Epidemiology; Economics; Educational Status; Energy Intake; Feeding Behavior; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Health promotion; Human nutrition; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; New Zealand; Nutrition research; Nutrition surveys; Nuts; Public health; Risk factors; Social Class; Socioeconomics; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Young Adult; New Zealand; Oceania; Nut butters; Population surveys; Nut consumption; Consumption frequency; Nutrition; Food intake; Nutrition survey; Population; Feeding

Regular nut consumption is associated with reduced CVD risk. Insight into nut consumption patterns provides important information to help design strategies to encourage intake. The present study aimed to describe nut consumption in terms of the percentage of consumers, mean grams eaten among the pop...