Public health surveillance of fruit and vegetable intake using the behavioral risk factor surveillance system

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• Personal Author:
  Lee, Seung Hee ; Moore, Latetia
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program.
• Description:
  This document was developed to address frequently asked questions and common concerns with the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) fruit and vegetable dietary intake module. This document compiles information on the need for fruit and vegetable intake surveillance, the history of the BRFSS fruit and vegetable intake module, the validity and reliability of the module, and ways to analyze data from the module.
  
  Eating fruits and vegetables contributes important under-consumed nutrients to the diet, reduce the risk of many chronic diseases, and may help individuals achieve and maintain a healthy weight when consumed instead of higher calorie foods. However, very few Americans consume recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables.
  
  Publication date from document properties.
  
  CS 314139-B
  
  fruits_vegetables.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aging Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Diet Surveys Fruit Health Behavior Health Surveys Population Surveillance Vegetables
• Source:
  BRFSS statistical briefs
• Series:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.) ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  24 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fd8df43ceb549809b5aaac4026c7e7ae7e593b0a0365c7a39a3d455196840d45f6e717398044cf9fc1dab7c2cecf4a811a963280ded23c2e9e1c5edecca1f03d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/118746/cdc_118746_DS1.pdf
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