Frequency Of Fruits And Vegetable Consumption Among Adult Kuwaiti Population

Prevalence of obesity and chronic diseases are on the rise among Kuwaiti adults. Kuwait National Nutrition Surveillance data (2006‐2007) were analyzed to compare selected dietary indicators between 6235 subjects, age < 20 years, 20‐49 years and > 50 years. The indicators selected were frequency of consumption of fried potato, fresh fruits, carrots, other vegetables and fruit drinks. The younger group consumed fried potatoes four times as often and around 20% more fruit drinks than those > 50 years. However the > 50 years subjects consumed carrots and fresh fruits twice as often. Other vegetables were more frequently consumed among >50 group than the youngest group. However, the oldest group has the highest body mass index, blood glucose and cholesterol levels which were not explained by the selected dietary indicators. Thus, it is important to further investigate alternative explanations to these health risks.