Identification and frequency of consumption of wild edible plants over a year in central Tunisia: a mixed-methods approach.
CONCLUSIONS: In this population, wild edible plants, predominantly leafy vegetables, are appreciated but consumed infrequently. Their favourable perception, however, offers an opportunity for promoting their consumption which could play a role in providing healthy diets and mitigating the obesity epidemic that is affecting the Tunisian population.
PMID: 31858933 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dop MC, Kefi F, Karous O, Verger EO, Bahrini A, Ghrabi Z, El Ati J, Kennedy G, Termote C, MEDINA Study Group Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research
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