Factors associated with low fruit and vegetable consumption among people with severe mental ill health

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Severe mental ill health (SMI) is associated with excess mortality, and poor diet is one associated modifiable risk factor. This study investigated factors associated with low consumption of fruit and vegetables among people with SMI (N = 9914). A total of 8.4% of participants ate no portions per day, while only 15% ate 5 + portions. Individuals who never consumed fruit and vegetables or ate < 5 portions per day were more likely to be male, younger than 65, unemployed, experience poorer general health, or perceive health as unimportant. Poor diet is common among people with SMI and tailored dietary improvement interventions are required.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Lorimer, B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1395-7613 Traviss-Turner, G. Hill, A. Baker, S. Gilbody, S. Peckham, E.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2023. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Keywords:	Bipolar affective disorders; Health risk behaviours; Poor diet; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Severe mental ill health; Humans; Male; Female; Vegetables; Fruit; Diet; Mental Health; Risk Factors; Feeding Behavior
Dates:	Published: April 2024 Published (online): 14 June 2023 Accepted: 6 June 2023
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2024 15:08
Last Modified:	08 Aug 2024 15:08
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1007/s00127-023-02514-z
Related URLs:	PubMed URL
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215728

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