Promoters and barriers to fruit, vegetable, and fast-food consumption among urban, low-income African Americans--a qualitative approach

Am J Public Health. 2010 Apr;100(4):631-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.172692. Epub 2010 Feb 18.

Abstract

To identify promoters of and barriers to fruit, vegetable, and fast-food consumption, we interviewed low-income African Americans in Philadelphia. Salient promoters and barriers were distinct from each other and differed by food type: taste was a promoter and cost a barrier to all foods; convenience, cravings, and preferences promoted consumption of fast foods; health concerns promoted consumption of fruits and vegetables and avoidance of fast foods. Promoters and barriers differed by gender and age. Strategies for dietary change should consider food type, gender, and age.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Black or African American / psychology
  • Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Diet / statistics & numerical data
  • Fast Foods / statistics & numerical data*
  • Fast Foods / supply & distribution
  • Female
  • Food Preferences*
  • Fruit / supply & distribution
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Philadelphia / epidemiology
  • Poverty / statistics & numerical data*
  • Sex Factors
  • Urban Population / statistics & numerical data*
  • Vegetables / supply & distribution
  • Young Adult