عنوان

Community and home gardens increase vegetable intake and food security of residents in San Jose, California

شماره

LA8m63670p

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انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Community and home gardens increase vegetable intake and food security of residents in San Jose, California

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Algert, Susan; Diekmann, Lucy; Renvall, Marian; Gray, Leslie

متن يادداشت

As of 2013, 42 million American households were involved in growing their own food either at home or in a community garden plot. The purpose of this pilot study was to document the extent to which gardeners, particularly less affluent ones, increase their vegetable intake when eating from either home or community garden spaces. Eighty-five community gardeners and 50 home gardeners from San Jose, California, completed a survey providing information on demographic background, self-rated health, vegetable intake and the benefits of gardening. The gardeners surveyed were generally low income and came from a variety of ethnic and educational backgrounds. Participants in this study reported doubling their vegetable intake to a level that met the number of daily servings recommended by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Growing food in community and home gardens can contribute to food security by helping provide access to fresh vegetables and increasing consumption of vegetables by gardeners and their families.

تاريخ نشر

2016

عنوان

California Agriculture

شماره جلد

70/2

عنصر شناسه اي

Algert, Susan; Diekmann, Lucy; Renvall, Marian; Gray, Leslie

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y