Summary
Fruits and vegetables are staple component of a healthy diet. They are rich sources of macronutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates), including dietary fiber, which is associated with a reduced risk of noncommunicable diseases. In Armenia recent population-level assessments of dietary fiber intake are lacking. Therefore, this case study aimed to estimate daily dietary fiber intake from fruits and vegetables consumed by the adult population (18-65 years old) residing in Yerevan, Armenia. By integrating data on fruit and vegetable consumption collected through a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) with data on the dietary fiber content of these products, the daily dietary fiber intake (DI) was calculated for males and females, and the overall adultpopulation in Yerevan. These estimates were
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