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Association between Skin Carotenoid Score Measured with Veggie Meter^® and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet among Adolescents from Southern Italy. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2023
The Veggie Meter® (Longevity Link Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT, USA), is a new portable device for the non-invasive and rapid detection of skin carotenoid content, which represents an acceptable biomarker for the evaluation of fruit and vegetable (FV) intake.
Caparello G, Groccia GD, Ceraudo F, Cesario M, Bonofiglio R, Augimeri G, Bonofiglio D.   +6 more
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Examining intra- and inter-device reliability of pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy in a multi-state sample of healthy adults [PDF]

Public Health Nutrition
Objective: To examine the intra- and inter-device reliability of devices using pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy (the Veggie Meter®). Design: A cross-sectional research study was conducted across eight sites in the USA. Using two Veggie Meters®
Susan B. Sisson, Emily Helms, Shanon Casperson, Saima Hasnin, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Virginia C. Stage, Christopher R. Long, Taren Massey-Swindle, Dipti A. Dev, Ashlea Braun, Jodi D. Stookey, Rowena Cape, Jonathan Baldwin   +12 more
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Obesity and Skin Carotenoid Score in Children from Center–Southern Italian Regions [PDF]

Antioxidants
Childhood obesity represents a public concern worldwide. Evidence indicates that fruits and vegetables (FV) consumed as part of the daily diet reduce the global burden of obesity.
Giuseppina Augimeri, Giovanna Caparello, Fabrizio Ceraudo, Francesca Meringolo, Ludovica Mazzitelli, Maria Vittoria Iovino, Giuseppe Morino, Daniela Bonofiglio   +7 more
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Eating habits and carotenoid skin content among children based on their attendance at the school meals: A cross-sectional pilot study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology
Objective: The promotion of a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean Diet (MD), among childhood is of a particular importance, since eating behaviors learned early in life have been shown to be maintained into adolescence and adulthood.
Giovanna Caparello, Fabrizio Ceraudo, Francesca Meringolo, Giuseppina Augimeri, Giuseppe Morino, Daniela Bonofiglio   +5 more
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Comparing the Dietary Habits and the Food Choices Between Italian and Dominican Adult Populations: Focus on Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Their Association with Skin Carotenoid Levels [PDF]

Foods
The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is characterized by a high intake of fruits and vegetables (FVs), which is considered as an important contributor to the beneficial effects of the MD pattern.
Giuseppina Augimeri, Manuel Soto, Fabrizio Ceraudo, Giovanna Caparello, Melisa Villegas Figueroa, Mirko Cesario, Lorenzo S. Caputi, Berniza Calderon, Daniela Bonofiglio   +8 more
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Measurement of Fruit and Vegetable Intake Incorporating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lens. Comment on Di Noia, J.; Gellermann, W. Use of the Spectroscopy-Based Veggie Meter^® to Objectively Assess Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-Income Adults. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2270. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2022
Disparities in fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) and diet-related diseases exist among low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations [...]
Byker Shanks C, Izumi B, Parks CA, Yaroch AL.   +3 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Reply to Byker Shanks et al. Measurement of Fruit and Vegetable Intake Incorporating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lens. Comment on "Di Noia, J.; Gellermann, W. Use of the Spectroscopy-Based Veggie Meter^® to Objectively Assess Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-Income Adults. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2270". [PDF]

Nutrients, 2022
We thank Byker Shanks et al. [...]
Di Noia J, Gellermann W.
europepmc   +4 more sources

A four-year observational study to examine the dietary impact of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program, 2017–2020 [PDF]

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2021
Background The North Carolina (NC) Healthy Food Small Retailer Program (HFSRP) was passed into law with a $250,000 appropriation (2016–2018) providing up to $25,000 in funding to small food stores for equipment to stock healthier foods and beverages ...
Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, Qiang Wu, Kimberly P. Truesdale, Ann P. Rafferty, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Kathryn A. Boys, Jared T. McGuirt, Sheila Fleischhacker, Nevin Johnson, Archana P. Kaur, Ronny A. Bell, Alice S. Ammerman, Melissa N. Laska   +12 more
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Beyond the plate: can a food-based science learning intervention improve preschool children’s fruit and vegetable consumption? [PDF]

Public Health Nutrition
Objective: To examine the efficacy of a food-based intervention on preschool children’s (3–5 years) fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, as measured by skin carotenoid status (SCS) using the Veggie Meter®.
Jocelyn B. Dixon, Elizabeth G. Blosser, Qiang Wu, L. Suzanne Goodell, Joseph L. Donaldson, Misty D. Lambert, Ryan Lundquist, Tammy D. Lee, Archana V. Hegde, Savannah Baldwin, Ashleigh Schmitt, Virginia C. Stage   +11 more
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Associations among skin carotenoids, anthropometric parameters and healthy lifestyle behaviors in young adults: a cross-sectional, population-based study [PDF]

Journal of Translational Medicine
Background Healthy lifestyle behaviors are the cornerstone for the prevention of a wide range of metabolic and chronic non-communicable diseases (NCSs).
Giuseppina Augimeri, Danilo Lofaro, Adele Vivacqua, Ines Barone, Cinzia Giordano, Catia Morelli, Domenico Conforti, Diego Sisci, Stefania Catalano, Daniela Bonofiglio, The MeDiet Working Group   +10 more
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