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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-24
pubmed:abstractText
Edentulous individuals have reduced chewing ability and lower fruit and vegetable consumption compared with dentate individuals. It has been suggested that the two are causally related. However, psychosocial factors such as attitude, self-identity, and knowledge of recommendations are predictive of intake in non-edentulous persons. The aims of this study were to: determine if perceived chewing ability was predictive of fruit and vegetable intake; explore the predictive ability of knowledge, attitude, and self-identity; and compare intake between edentulous and dentate individuals. Full denture-wearing (N = 79) and dentate persons (N = 52) completed a three-day food diary. Perceived chewing ability, sociodemographic, and psychosocial factors were assessed via self-administered questionnaire. The dentate persons consumed significantly more fruit and vegetables, but differences were not significant when juices were excluded. Perceived chewing ability explained approximately 4% variance in intake. Attitude, self-identity, and knowledge explained a further approximately 20%. If the diet of denture-wearers is to be improved, psychosocial factors, as well as perceived chewing ability, must be addressed.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-0345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
720-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Choice Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Denture, Complete, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Diet Records, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Food Habits, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Food Preferences, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Fruit, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Jaw, Edentulous, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Mastication, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Nutrition Surveys, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Psychology, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Self Concept, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Self-Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:18650541-Vegetables
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Perceived chewing ability and intake of fruit and vegetables.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW, UK. jane-bradbury39@hotmail.com [corrected]
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't