Razi Journal of Medical Sciences

  In this descriptive cross sectional survey with main purpose to assess and compare food consumption pattern and food habits of household resident in different area in west of Tehran where the public health is supervised by Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. 1149 house hold cases were selected by random stratified cluster sampling. Sammpling method was designed to compare the patern of food consumption and food habits in different area. Data collection was done by interview using the food frequency questionaire. The results show some of socioeconomic characters in the studied household had significantly difference. (Number of children, number of family in household, number of room in their house, expenditure of food in house-hold…) Food consumption and food habits in different area was significantly difference. The frequency of daily consumption of milk and dairy product in studied house holds is significantly difference(P.V<0.0001). For example area No 2 only 1.8% of house holds had no daily consumption of milk group and area No 18 so did in 14.3% of house holds. Also the frequency of daily consumption of vegetable and fruits group in studied households is significantly difference (P.V<0/0001). Also eating behavior from out-side the home in studied house holds in different area is significantly difference. Food habits in studied households in frequency of eating out-side meal is difference.