A survey on the consumption of edible oil among residents in Tongxiang City
- VernacularTitle:桐乡市居民食用油消耗量调查
- Author:
Di-Bo XU
1
;
Hui-Qian FANG
Author Information
1. 桐乡市疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Resident;
Edible oil;
Consumption
- From:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
2015;(1):6-9
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To learn the consumption of edible oil among residents in Tongxiang City. Methods 180 households were randomly sampled from 6 resident committees. The consumption of edible oil was obtained by questionnaire investigation,and the levels of edible oil consumption between different oil types,survey spots and districts were compared. Results The per-capita of edible oil consumption was(42. 89 ± 5. 83)g. There was significant difference among the per-capita of six survey spots( p<0. 05 ). Among all the residents,rapeseed oil( 55. 00%)and blended oil( 55. 00%) were the most consumed edible oil. Except lard oil,there was no significant difference among different types of edible oils (p>0. 05). In rural area,the per-capita of oil was(48. 46 ± 8. 90)g,which was higher than(35. 78 ± 4. 27)g in city (p<0. 05). Conclusion The consumption level of edible oil among residents is high in Tongxiang City. It's necessary to strengthen the health education and to guide residents intaking edible oil correctly.
