Eating habits

Good eating habits and safe food are prerequisites for a positive health trend in the population.

Good eating habits in the form of fruit, vegetable and fat intake have been shown to have correlations to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer. Diet and eating habits are also of significance to type-II diabetes, overweight and caries.

We have focused on the consumption of fruits and vegetables as an indicator in the target area of good eating habits. “The proportion of the population that consumes a minimum of 500 grams of fruits and/or vegetables per day” has been proposed as a measure of the fruit and vegetable indicator. The questions about fruits and vegetables only measure the frequency of the intake, but can approximately be translated to a rough amount. One consumption occasion is usually estimated to be roughly 100 grams of fruits or vegetables.

The questions about fruit and vegetable consumption aim to monitor the proportion in various population groups that achieve the objective of approximately 500 grams of fruits and/or vegetables per day. We also present the proportion that eats less than the recommended daily intake.