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Latina women experiencing food insecurity consumed fewer vegetables compared to those with food security (1.7 vs. 3.0 servings, p=0.02).
Practitioners should address food security to improve vegetable intake among Latina women.
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Women with very low or low food security consumed fewer vegetables compared to those with food security (1.7 vs. 2.1 vs. 3.0, respectively; p=0.02).
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Based on randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Abstract MP36: Food and Nutrition Insecurity Impacts Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Latina Women
Marcela D. Radtke et al. · Circulation · 2025
DOI 10.1161/cir.151.suppl_1.mp36
rct · n=165
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