scholarly journals Serving smaller age-appropriate entrée portions to children aged 3–5 y increases fruit and vegetable intake and reduces energy density and energy intake at lunch

2011 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S Savage ◽  
Jennifer O Fisher ◽  
Michele Marini ◽  
Leann L Birch
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Age Appropriate

scholarly journals The Nutritional Quality of Lunch Meals Eaten at Danish Worksites

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Lassen ◽  
Pia Knuthsen ◽  
Anette Bysted ◽  
Elisabeth Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Nutritional Environment ◽  
Macronutrient Distribution

Monitoring the nutritional environment is important to help inform future initiatives to improve access to healthy foods. The objective was to examine the nutritional quality of lunch meals eaten at 15 worksite canteens and then to compare with results from a study conducted 10 years before. The duplicate-portion-technique with subsequent chemical analysis was used to quantify 240 customers’ lunch intake. Estimated mean energy intake was 2.1 MJ/meal (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.9 to 2.4 g/meal) and estimated energy density 599 kJ/100 g (95% CI 550 to 653 kJ/100 g). Energy density of the male participants’ meals were significantly higher compared with the female participants’ meals (+55 kJ/100 g, 95% CI: +12 to +98 kJ/100 g, p = 0.012), whereas no gender differences were found in macronutrient distribution or fruit and vegetable intake. Compared to the study conducted 10 years before several significant changes were observed, including an increase in mean estimated intake of fruit and vegetables (+38 g/meal, 95% CI: 19 to 57 g/meal, p < 0.001) and a decrease in energy density (−76 kJ/100 g, 95% CI: −115, −37 kJ/100 g, p < 0.001). In conclusion, this study suggests an equalization of gender differences in fruit and vegetable intake and a possible improvement in the nutritional quality of canteen lunch meals over a 10-year period.

scholarly journals Influence of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Satiety and Energy Intake: A Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 2381-2390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibi Nabihah Abdul Hakim ◽  
Hanis Mastura Yahya ◽  
Suzana Shahar ◽  
Zahara Abdul Manaf
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable

scholarly journals Improved Understanding of Interactions between Risk Factors for Child Obesity May Lead to Better Designed Prevention Policies and Programs in Indonesia

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamam Hadi ◽  
Esti Nurwanti ◽  
Joel Gittelsohn ◽  
Andi Imam Arundhana ◽  
Dewi Astiti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Child Obesity ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Food Energy ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries

The nutrition transition in low-middle income countries is marked by rising intakes of highly caloric, low nutrient-dense (junk) foods, decreasing intakes of fruits and vegetables, and sedentary behavior. The objective of this study was to explore interactions among fruit-and-vegetable intake, junk food energy intake, sedentary behavior, and obesity in Indonesian children. We conducted this school-based, case-control study in 2013 in Yogyakarta Special Province, Indonesia. The cases were 244 obese children aged 7–12 years having a BMI ≥95th percentile of an age- and sex-specific distribution from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The controls (n = 244) were classroom-matched children with a BMI <85th percentile. Using conditional logistic regression, the relative odds (95% confidence intervals; OR: 95% CI) of obesity given reported frequent fruit-and-vegetable intake (≥3 servings/day), low junk food energy (≤1050 kcal/day) intake and low sedentary behavior (<5 h/day) was 0.46 (0.30–0.69), 0.61 (0.37–0.98), and 0.18 (0.12–0.28), respectively. Effect sizes were dose-responsive and appeared additive. For example, children with low sedentary behavior and frequent fruit-and-vegetable intake were 92% less likely (OR = 0.08; 0.04–0.15) to be obese than children not exceeding either of these thresholds. Similarly, children frequently eating fruits and vegetables and reporting a low junk food energy intake were 70% less likely (OR = 0.30; 0.15–0.59) to be obese. The findings were unchanged after adjusting for child, maternal, and household covariates. Preventive interventions for child obesity need multiple components to improve diets and raise levels of physical activity rather than just addressing one of the three types of assessed behaviors.

scholarly journals Awareness and outcomes of the fruits and veggies (FNV) campaign to promote fruit and vegetable consumption among targeted audiences in California and Virginia: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tessa R. Englund ◽  
Valisa E. Hedrick ◽  
Sofía Rincón-Gallardo Patiño ◽  
Lauren E. Kennedy ◽  
Kathryn W. Hosig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample

Abstract Background In 2015, the Partnership for a Healthier America launched the branded Fruits & Veggies (FNV) Campaign to apply a unique industry-inspired marketing approach to promote fruit and vegetable sales and intake to moms and teens in two US pilot markets: Fresno, California and Hampton Roads, Virginia. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to: 1) assess brand awareness and fruit- and vegetable-related outcomes among FNV Campaign target audiences in the California and Virginia market locations; and 2) examine whether reported awareness of the FNV Campaign was associated with differences in fruit- and vegetable-related cognitive and behavioral outcomes. Methods Data for this cross-sectional study were collected using an online survey administered to a non-probability convenience sample (n = 1604; February–July 2017) of youth aged 14–20 years (n = 744) and moms aged 21–36 years (n = 860) in the two pilot markets. Descriptive statistics were computed and outcomes compared between unaware and aware respondents, controlling for sociodemographic covariates. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was conducted to assess whether fruit- and vegetable-related attitude, belief, and encouragement outcomes differed by FNV Campaign awareness; logistic regression was used to examine associations between FNV brand awareness and dichotomous variables (fruit- and vegetable-related behavioral intentions, trying new fruits and vegetables); and ANCOVA was used to assess associations with daily fruit and vegetable intake frequency. Results Approximately 20% (n = 315/1604) of respondents reported awareness of the FNV Campaign. Youth that reported awareness of the FNV Campaign (n = 167, 22.4%) had higher intentions to buy (p = 0.003) and eat (p = 0.009) fruits and vegetables than unaware respondents. Mothers that reported awareness of the FNV Campaign (n = 148, 17.2%) reported greater encouragement for friends and family to eat fruits and vegetables (p = 0.013) and were approximately 1.5 times more likely to report trying a new fruit or vegetable (p = 0.04) than mothers unaware of the Campaign. Daily fruit and vegetable intake frequency did not differ by Campaign awareness. Conclusions FNV Campaign awareness was associated with limited but positive short- and intermediate-term cognitive and behavioral outcomes among target audience respondents. These findings can inform future research to enhance understanding and improve the FNV Campaign as it is expanded to new markets nationwide.

scholarly journals Biochemical Validation of a Self-Administered Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Diet Using Carotenoids and Vitamins E and D in Male Adolescents in Spain

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 750
Author(s):  
Leyre Notario-Barandiaran ◽  
Eva-María Navarrete-Muñoz ◽  
Desirée Valera-Gran ◽  
Elena Hernández-Álvarez ◽  
Encarnación Donoso-Navarro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Sample Mean ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Β Carotene

Reliable tools to evaluate diet are needed, particularly in life periods such as adolescence in which a rapid rate of growth and development occurs. We assessed the biochemical validity of a self-administered food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in a sample of Spanish male adolescents using carotenoids and vitamin E and D data. We analyzed data from 122 male adolescents aged 15–17 years of the INMA-Granada birth cohort study. Adolescents answered a 104-item FFQ and provided a non-fasting blood sample. Mean daily nutrient intakes and serum concentration were estimated for main carotenoids (lutein-zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, α-carotene and β-carotene), vitamins E and D and also for fruit and vegetable intake. Pearson correlation coefficients (r) and the percentage of agreement (same or adjacent quintiles) between serum vitamin concentrations and energy-adjusted intakes were estimated. Statistically significant correlation coefficients were observed for the total carotenoids (r = 0.40) and specific carotenoids, with the highest correlation observed for lutein–zeaxanthin (r = 0.42) and the lowest for β-carotene (0.23). The correlation coefficient between fruit and vegetable intake and serum carotenoids was 0.29 (higher for vegetable intake, r = 0.33 than for fruit intake, r = 0.19). Low correlations were observed for vitamin E and D. The average percentage of agreement for carotenoids was 55.8%, and lower for vitamin E and D (50% and 41%, respectively). The FFQ may be an acceptable tool for dietary assessment among male adolescents in Spain.

scholarly journals Effect of increasing fruit and vegetable intake on nitric oxide status: a randomised controlled trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. L. Hamill ◽  
C. Mc Master ◽  
C. E. Neville ◽  
A. J. McGrath ◽  
C. R. Draffin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Randomised Controlled
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