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Gender and regional variation in fruit and vegetable consumption and determinan...
Wind, M.; Vea, O.; Franchini, Bela; Almeida, Maria Daniel Vaz de; Klepp, KIObjective Results from the European Pro Children study showed that intake of fruit and vegetables was highest among Portuguese children, but still lower than the daily recommended intake levels. The objective of this study was to identify gender and regional differences in intake and related personal and environmental determinants among 11-to 13-year old Portuguese children. Design/setting/subjects As part of t...
Personal, social and environmental predictors of daily fruit and vegetable inta...
De Bourdeaudhuij, I; Velde, ST; Brug, J; Due, P; Wind, M; Sandvik, C; Maes, L; Wolf, A; Perez Rodrigo, CP; Yngve, A; Thorsdottir, I; Rasmussen, MObjective: To investigate potential personal, social and physical environmental predictors of daily fruit intake and daily vegetable intake in 11-year-old boys and girls in nine European countries. Subjects: The total sample size was 13 305 (90.4% participation rate). Results: Overall, 43.2% of the children reported to eat fruit every day, 46.1% reported to eat vegetables every day. Daily fruit intake and daily...
Fruit and vegetable intake in a sample of 11-year-old children in 9 European co...
Yngve, A; Wolf, A; Poortvliet, E; Elmadfa, I; Brug, J; Ehrenblad, B; Franchini, Bela; Haraldsdottir, J; Krolner, R; Maes, L; Perez Rodrigo, CBackground/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...