Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Relation to Nutritional Status of Women of Childbearing Age in Yogyakarta City

Abstract

Riskesdas 2018 reported that less fruit and vegetable consumption to people in the age of more than 5 years reached 95.5 percent. Meanwhile the number of over weight gain and obesity keep increasing to 35.4 percent. In 2018, the number of obesity in Yogyakarta City is 26.9 percent, higher than the total number nationally. Fruit and vegetables consumption is one of the way to fill the balanced nutritious, maintain health and keep the body weight. This study is a cross-sectional research to the Women of Childbearing Age aged 15-50 years old in Yogyakarta City. The total sample is 234 women. The measured variables are body weight, body height, and food frequency. Result In this research, there are 6,7 percent thin women, 42,5 percent in normal weight, 33,3 percent in over weight and 17,5 percent in obesity. Based on the chi square test result, it is found that there is a significant relationship (0,009<0.05) between fruit consumption and nutritional status meanwhile the vegetable consumption has no significant relationship (0,301>0.05) with the nutritional status. There ia a significant relationship (0,003<0,005) between vegetable consumption and age. Conclusion The fruit consumption has a significant relationship to the nutritional status and significant relationship between vegetable consumption and nutritional status of Women of Childbearing Age in Yogyakarta City.