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Fruit and Vegetable Intake in a Sample of 11-Year-Old Children in 9 European Countries: The Pro Children Cross-Sectional Survey.
- Source :
- Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism; Jul/Aug2005, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p236-245, 10p, 5 Charts, 4 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Background/Aims: An adequate fruit and vegetable intake provides essential nutrients and nutritive compounds and is considered an important part of a healthy lifestyle. No simple instrument has been available for the assessment of fruit and vegetable intake as well as its determinants in school-aged children applicable in different European countries. Within the Pro Children Project, such an instrument has been developed. This paper describes the cross-sectional survey in 11-year-olds in 9 countries. Methods: The cross-sectional survey used nationally, and in 2 countries regionally, representative samples of schools and classes. The questionnaires, including a precoded 24-hour recall component and a food frequency part, were completed in the classroom. Data were treated using common syntax files for portion sizes and for merging of vegetable types into four subgroups. Results: The results show that the fruit and vegetable intake in amounts and choice were highly diverse in the 9 participating countries. Vegetable intake was in general lower than fruit intake, boys consumed less fruit and vegetables than girls did. The highest total intake according to the 24-hour recall was found in Austria and Portugal, the lowest in Spain and Iceland. Conclusion: The fruit and vegetable intake in 11-year-old children was in all countries far from reaching population goals and food-based dietary guidelines on national and international levels. Copyright © 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SCHOOL food
NUTRITION research
FRUIT
VEGETABLES
CHILD nutrition
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02506807
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17997191
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000087247