Nutrition Practice and Knowledge of First-Year Medical Students

Table 3

Correct/desirable student responses (percent) nutrition practice and knowledge: fruit, vegetables, and salt (2013–16).

Responses to multichoice questions (questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9) %	2013	2014	2015	2016	Median; (2013–16)
Knew the guidelines for fruit	93	68	59	41	61
Meeting guidelines for daily fruit (≥2 serves)	44	45	40	46	44
Knew the guidelines for vegetables	66	61	75	84	71
Meeting guidelines for daily vegetables (≥5 serves)	12	19	16	16	16
Knew the guidelines for daily salt intake	20	26	8	13	17
Salt in cooking (never/rarely)	47	34	47	41	44
Salt at the table (never/rarely)	76	73	75	85	76
Consuming 1 serve fruit or less	56	8	28	29	19
Consuming ≤1 serve vegetables	19	7	7	13	10

The question was rewritten after 2013 to incorporate more suitable responses. There were 3 possible responses in 2013/14 versus 7 in 2015/16.