The focus group study concluded that to persuade this population to change their eating habits, it will be necessary to convince them that healthful food can be low-cost, convenient and palatable for children.
Archive for category Fruits and vegetables
Researchers found adolescents are more likely to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day if their parents do. Contrarily, teens whose parents eat fast food or drink soda are more likely to do the same.
Children’s usual fruit and vegetable intake and its determinants were assessed through self-reports from the children (n 963) and their parents’ reports. Children reported lower availability and accessibility of fruits at home than did their parents, while the reports of children and parents for vegetables were more in agreement. The strongest determinants for fruit and vegetable intake according to the children’s reports were availability at home, modelling, demanding family rule and knowledge of recommendations. Interventions aiming to increase fruit and vegetable intake among children must target the parents.
Knowledge Cube Retail Solutions har optalt og analyseret antallet af tilbudsvarer i danske tilbudsaviser. Sammenlagt blev der udsendt 32.274 siders tilbud i 2008, og af dem handlede de 6.768 om frugt og grønt. Det er 14% op på bare et år. Læs historien i FoodCulture.
Out of 201 children in grades 4-6 30% children were overweight and 34% obese. The 18 % of children who consumed three or more restaurant meals in the three days of recall consumed, on average, 2004 kJ (479 kcal) more energy daily than children consuming no restaurant meals and had higher intakes of fat, saturated fat, Ca and soda. Only 68 % of children reported often having fruits and vegetables in the home and 98.5 % of children consumed less than 5 fruits and vegetables daily.
The UK retailer Asda organized a petition and a caimpaign called “VAT’s not fair!”
Men’s Health and msnbc.com presented this list of 12 powerfoods that will keep you satisfied and healthy for life.
A huge randomized controlled trial confirmed that supplementation with vitamin C, vitamin E, or beta carotene offers no overall benefits in the primary prevention of total cancer incidence or cancer mortality.
The ISAFRUIT project with 300 scientists from 60 research and development institutions and SMEs, in 16 countries across Europe, the USA and New Zealand, embarked upon a mission to encourage increased consumption of fruit, to improve the health and well-being of the European population. Their work resulted in this special issue including the following articles: 1) Barriers to Fruit Consumption; 2) Trends in Fruit Consumption in 4 European Countries; 3) Health Benefits of Increased Fruit Intake; 4) The Role of Fruit in Prevention of Obesity; 5) Increasing the Consumption of F&V by School Children: Role for the European Union. Articles 3 and 4 ar by fellow Danes.
My old friend Michael Marks AKA Your Produce Man made a huge number of 1 minute videos on selecting, storing and preparing fruits and vegetables. Enjoy.