Correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption among construction laborers and motor freight workers

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• Alternative Title:
  Cancer Causes Control
• Personal Author:
  Nagler, Eve M. ; Viswanath, K. ; Ebbeling, Cara B. ; Stoddard, Anne M. ; Sorensen, Glorian C.
• Description:
  Purpose
  
  To compare and contrast correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption in two blue-collar populations: construction laborers and motor freight workers.
  
  Methods
  
  Cross-sectional data were collected from two groups of male workers: (1) construction laborers (N=1013; response rate = 44%) randomly selected from a national sample, as part of a diet and smoking cessation study; and (2) motor freight workers (N=542; response rate = 78%) employed in eight trucking terminals, as part of a tobacco cessation and weight management study. Data were analyzed using linear regression modeling methods.
  
  Results
  
  For both groups, higher income and believing it was important to eat right because of work were positively associated with fruit and vegetable consumption; conversely, being White was associated with lower intake. Construction laborers who reported eating junk food due to workplace stress and fatigue had lower fruit and vegetable intake. For motor freight workers, perceiving fast food to be the only choice at work and lack of time to eat right were associated with lower consumption.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Comparing occupational groups illustrates how work experiences may be related to fruit and vegetable consumption in different ways as well as facilitates the development of interventions that can be used across groups.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Facility Design And Construction Female Food Habits Fruit Health Behavior Humans Male Middle Aged Motor Vehicles Occupational Health Prognosis Smoking Cessation Transportation Vegetables

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• Source:
  Cancer Causes Control. 24(4):637-647.
• Pubmed ID:
  22729935
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3784996
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  2 R25CA057713-06/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; 5 K05CA108663-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; 5 R01 DP000099-03/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; K05 CA108663/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CA 84387-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CA084387/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R25 CA057711/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4d983a42c95ed68c70288aad51328dbda29d56bdfc21f4c14b5d7865b18667f7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33631/cdc_33631_DS1.pdf
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