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Guidelines for the Intake of Vegetables and Fruit: the Mediterranean Approach

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 2001
Various studies have demonstrated that the nutrient and non-nutrient substances present in vegetables and fruit (V&F) are most likely to be responsible for the beneficial effect of the increased V&F consumption. Urged by scientific evidence, current dietary guidelines strongly recommend the consumption of V&F in substantial amounts.
Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Vasilopoulou, E.   +2 more
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The Reliability and Validity of Short Online Questionnaires to Measure Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Adults: The Fruit Test and Vegetable Test.

PLoS ONE, 2016
The first aim of this study was to investigate the stability of the Fruit Test and Vegetable Test over time and whether the Fruit Test and Vegetable Test are capable of measuring fruit and vegetable intake with consistency.
Jolien Plaete, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Geert Crombez, Saidja Steenhuyzen, Liesbet Dejaegere, Erika Vanhauwaert, Maïté Verloigne   +6 more
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Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with frequency of breakfast, lunch and evening meal: cross-sectional study of 11-, 13-, and 15-year-olds

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2012
Background Frequency of eating breakfast, lunch and evening meal as a determinant of fruit and vegetable intake among young people is little studied. We investigated whether irregular meal consumption was associated with fruit and vegetable intake among ...
Pedersen Trine, Meilstrup Charlotte, Holstein Bjørn E, Rasmussen Mette   +3 more
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Fruit and vegetable intake by Brazilian adults, 2003 [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2005
This study estimated indicators of fruit and vegetable intake by Brazilian adults and examined the influence of demographic and socioeconomic variables on the consumption of these foods. We used the following indicators: daily fruit intake, daily vegetable intake, and daily consumption of five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day.
Jaime, Patrícia Constante, Monteiro, Carlos Augusto   +1 more
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Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Older African American and Hispanic Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
African Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately burdened by cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity.
Lucy W. Kibe DrPH, MS, MHS, PA-C, Mohsen Bazargan PhD   +1 more
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Raw and Processed Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and 10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Incidence in a Population-Based Cohort Study in the Netherlands [PDF]

, 2010
Background - Prospective cohort studies have shown that high fruit and vegetable consumption is inversely associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). Whether food processing affects this association is unknown.
W M Monique Verschuren, Oude Griep Linda M., Kromhout, D., Linda M. Oude Griep, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Marga C. Ocké, Verschuren W. M. Monique, Johanna M Geleijnse, Geleijnse, J.M., Geleijnse Johanna M., Oude Griep, L.M., Ocké, M.C., Linda M Oude Griep, Kromhout Daan, Ocké Marga C., Verschuren, W.M.M., Daan Kromhout, Marga C Ocké, W. M. Monique Verschuren   +18 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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Higher fresh fruit intake relates to larger grey matter volumes in areas involved in dementia and depression: A UK Biobank study

NeuroImage, 2023
The benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables are widely accepted. While previous studies suggest a protective role of fruits and vegetables against a variety of diseases such as dementia and depression, the biological mechanisms/effects remain unclear.
Santino Gaudio, Gull Rukh, Vincenzo Di Ciommo, Samuel Berkins, Lyle Wiemerslage, Helgi B. Schiöth   +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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