Intake of Fruits and Vegetables as Self Prescribed Weight Reducing and DASH Diets among Obese-Hypertensive Individuals Attending Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorBabangida, P. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOfili, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPeters, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNwose, E. U.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T08:07:06Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T08:07:06Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.description.abstractBackground: Five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, along with relatively unprocessed whole grains or legumes with each meal, are essential for reducing the risk of obesity, hypertension and other related non communicable diseases. While being low or relatively low in calories, fruits and vegetables include a large amount of dietary fiber and a range of micronutrients, antioxidants and phytochemicals which are all essential for health. Aims: To investigate the intake of fruits and vegetables as self prescribed weight reducing and DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) diets among obese - hypertensive individuals attending Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital Irrua, Edo State. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used with a sample size of 440 obese hypertensive individuals (with body mass index of = or > 30Kg/m2 and blood pressure of = or > 140/90mmHg). Questionnaires, personal interviews and anthropometric measurements were used to collect data using purposive sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM SPSS) 22 Version. Results: A total of 440 respondents were used in the study and data were elicited from all of this number giving a 100% response rate. A total of 242 (55.0%) and 215 (48.9%) of the respondents consumed fruits and vegetables only one to two days per week with only 36 (8.2%) and 26 (5.9%) consuming fruits and vegetables every day. Conclusion: It can be concluded based on the key findings of this study that there is statistically significant mean difference in fruits and vegetables consumption amongst obese - hypertensive individuals attending Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria (p<0.05).en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community and Public Health, Novena University Ogume, Delta State,Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Dietetics, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua Edo State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo State,Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSchool of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Australia.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBabangida P. M., Ofili C., Peters E., Nwose E. U. . Intake of Fruits and Vegetables as Self Prescribed Weight Reducing and DASH Diets among Obese-Hypertensive Individuals Attending Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria. European Journal of Medicinal Plants. 2023 May; 34(5): 20-28en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-0894
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/219552
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSciencedomain Internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume34en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ejmp/2023/v34i51137en_US
dc.subjectFruitsen_US
dc.subjectvegetablesen_US
dc.subjectDASHen_US
dc.subjectobese hypertensiveen_US
dc.subjecthospitalen_US
dc.titleIntake of Fruits and Vegetables as Self Prescribed Weight Reducing and DASH Diets among Obese-Hypertensive Individuals Attending Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital Irrua, Edo State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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