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Determinants of fruit and vegetable intake among 11-year-old schoolchildren in a country of traditionally low fruit and vegetable consumption

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2006
Background Fruit and vegetable consumption is traditionally low in Iceland. The results of the Pro Children cross-Europe survey showed that the consumption was lowest among children in Iceland.
Due Pernille, De Bourdeaudhuij Ilse, Thorsdottir Inga, Kristjansdottir Asa G, Wind Marianne, Klepp Knut-Inge   +5 more
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Use of biomarkers to assess fruit and vegetable intake [PDF]

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2017
A high intake of fruit and vegetables (FV) has been associated with reduced risk of a number of chronic diseases, including CVD. The aim of this review is to describe the potential use of biomarkers to assess FV intake. Traditional methods of assessing FV intake have limitations, and this is likely to impact on observed associations with disease ...
Woodside, Jayne V, Draper, John, Lloyd, Amanda, McKinley, Michelle C   +3 more
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Fruit and vegetable intake of schoolchildren in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala [PDF]

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2009
To determine if fruit and vegetable consumption among high- and low-socioeconomic status (HSES-LSES) urban schoolchildren in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, was adequate according to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations.Cross-sectional data from 449 third- and fourth-grade girls and boys from 12 elementary schools were collected, analyzed, and ...
Montenegro-Bethancourt, G., Doak, C.M., Solomons, N.W,   +2 more
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Associations between parental food choice motives, health-promoting feeding practices, and infants’ fruit and vegetable intakes: the Food4toddlers study

Food & Nutrition Research, 2020
Background: Parents influence their infants’ diets and are the providers of healthy foods such as fruit and vegetables. Parental motives can influence infant’s diets directly or through parental feeding practices.
Margrethe Røed, Frøydis Nordgård Vik, Elisabet Rudjord Hillesund, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Nina Cecilie Øverby   +4 more
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Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of cataract in women [PDF]

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2005
Prospective data on cataract in relation to total fruit and vegetable intake are limited.We aimed to examine whether higher fruit and vegetable intake reduces the risk of cataract and cataract extraction in a large, prospective cohort of women.Fruit and vegetable intake was assessed at baseline in 1993 among 39 876 female health professionals with the ...
William G, Christen, Simin, Liu, Debra A, Schaumberg, Julie E, Buring   +3 more
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Genetic and environmental influences on fruit and vegetable consumption and depression in older adults

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Prior work suggests that higher fruit and vegetable consumption may protect against depression in older adults. Better understanding of the influence of genetic and environmental factors on fruit and vegetable intakes may lead to the design of
Annabel P. Matison, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Victoria M. Flood, Julian N. Trollor, Vibeke S. Catts, Margaret J. Wright, David Ames, Henry Brodaty, Perminder S. Sachdev, Simone Reppermund, Karen A. Mather   +10 more
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Differential reporting of fruit and vegetable intake among youth in a randomized controlled trial of a behavioral nutrition intervention

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
Background Nutrition interventions typically rely on self-reported intake that may be susceptible to differential reporting bias due to exposure to the intervention.
Namrata Sanjeevi, Leah Lipsky, Aiyi Liu, Tonja Nansel   +3 more
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Fruit and vegetable intake: issues with definition and measurement [PDF]

Public Health Nutrition, 2012
AbstractAccurate determination of fruit and vegetable consumption is essential for research that seeks to determine current fruit and vegetable intake patterns, what type and amount of fruit and vegetable consumption is optimal for human health and for evaluating interventions developed to increase such consumption.
Randall A, Roark, Victoria P, Niederhauser   +1 more
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Association between fruit and vegetable intake and body mass index of postgraduate students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Life Sciences, Medicine and Biomedicine, 2021
Background: The Malaysian Dietary Guidelines recommended that at least two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables be consumed daily. However, is there a relationship between daily fruit and vegetable intake and body mass index (BMI)? The aim
Rui Fen Teoh, Norhasniza Yaacob, Sitti Junaina Musa, Muhammad Asyaari Zakaria, Hui Yuan Lau, Wun Chin Leong, Nur Zakiah Mohd Saat, Siti Fathiah Masre   +7 more
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Intake of Fruit, Vegetables, and Fruit Juices and Risk of Diabetes in Women [PDF]

Diabetes Care, 2008
OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to examine the association between fruit, vegetable, and fruit juice intake and development of type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A total of 71,346 female nurses aged 38–63 years who were free of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes in 1984 were followed for 18 years, and dietary ...
Bazzano, Lydia A., Li, Tricia Y., Joshipura, Kamudi J., Hu, Frank B.   +3 more
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