A Polish Study on the Influence of Food Neophobia in Children (10–12 Years Old) on the Intake of Vegetables and Fruits

Guzek, Dominika; Głąbska, Dominika; Jeżewska-Zychowicz, Marzena

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“…The additional elements included the assessment of the interfering factors influencing the observed associations. Food neophobia was indicated as one of the potential interfering factors; this was based on a previous Polish study conducted in Warsaw [ 21 ].…”

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“…Each participant was asked to rate his/her level of agreement with each of the ten sentences, using one of the seven categories of answer (a scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree). For the five “negative item” questions, the scale was reversed during the analysis of data, as is commonly conducted [ 21 , 23 ]. In the present group, Cronbach’s alpha was at a respectable level (0.77; n = 1014), which indicated good internal consistency [ 24 ].…”

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“…It consisted of 31 questions about the typical intake of food product groups. It had also been employed in our previous study [ 21 ] for the assessment of the fruit and vegetable intake in a group of children and adolescents aged 10–12.…”

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Influence of Food Neophobia Level on Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Its Association with Urban Area of Residence and Physical Activity in a Nationwide Case-Control Study of Polish Adolescents

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Among the factors that may influence fruit and vegetable intake, there is a food neophobia level, but the other elements, including physical activity and place of residence, must also be taken into account as interfering ones. The aim of the study was to analyze the association between food neophobia level and the intake of fruits and vegetables in a nationwide case-control study of Polish adolescents (12–13 years), including the influence of gender, the physical activity program participation and the place of residence. The #goathletics Study was conducted among a group of 1014 adolescents, 507 individuals representative for a nationwide physical activity program “Athletics for All” participants (characterized by an active lifestyle) and 507 pair-matched individuals (characterized by sedentary behavior), while 502 were representative for urban and 512 for suburban area. The assessment of food neophobia level was based on the Food Neophobia Scale questionnaire and the assessment of fruit and vegetable intake was based on the validated food frequency questionnaire. It was observed that higher food neophobia level is associated with a lower fruit and vegetable intake, that was stated both for girls and boys, as well as both for individuals characterized by an active lifestyle and those characterized by sedentary behavior, both from urban and suburban area. Food neophobic individuals characterized by an active lifestyle and those from urban areas were characterized by a higher fruit intake than individuals characterized by sedentary behavior and those from suburban areas, from the same food neophobia category. It was found that food neophobia may reduce fruit and vegetable intake, but the physical activity education with peers may reduce the observed influence and should be applied especially in the case of neophobic individuals from suburban areas.

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Influence of Food Neophobia Level on Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Its Association with Urban Area of Residence and Physical Activity in a Nationwide Case-Control Study of Polish Adolescents

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et al. 2018

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“…However, especially for school children obtaining the recommended intake of fruit and vegetables may be straitened, as their common reluctance or avoidance of unknown food products causes that they often limit the fruit and vegetables intake [7,8]. It corresponds the inadequate fruit and vegetables intake that is commonly observed in various populations of children, including Polish one [6,11].…”

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Role of fruit and vegetables for the mental health of children: a systematic review

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Groele

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Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig

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Background. About 10-20% of children and adolescents worldwide experience a mental health problems, while among the factors which may be preventive, there is a diet, especially fruit and vegetables intake. Objective. The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of the observational studies analyzing the association between the fruit and vegetables intake and the mental health in pre-schoolers and school-aged children. Material and methods. The systematic review was conducted based on PubMed and Web of Science databases, while the human studies, published in English until June 2019, conducted in populations of pre-schoolers and/ or school-aged children, verifying the influence of fruit and/ or vegetables and products (e.g. juices) intake on a various aspects of mental health were included. Results. The number of 12 studies were included, while a wide area of aspects of mental health was taken into account, including general well-being, emotions, stress, behavioral difficulties and problems, as well as depressive symptoms, or depressive symptoms combined with anxiety. Conclusions. In majority of studies included to the systematic review of the observational studies analyzing the association between the fruit and vegetables intake and mental health in pre-schoolers and school-aged children, the supposed positive influence was confirmed. However, it must be indicated that it was studied only in a few research and the issue must be analyzed in other populations. At the same time, in a number of studies, not fruit and vegetables intake alone was stated to be beneficial, but rather a more general dietary pattern, including also other elements of healthy diet and healthy lifestyle. STRESZCZENIEWprowadzenie. Zaburzenia psychiczne są obecnie coraz powszechniejszym problemem zdrowotnym, dotykającym około 10-20% dzieci i młodzieży, podczas gdy wśród czynników mających znaczenie w profilaktyce wskazuje się prawidłową dietę, w tym szczególnie spożycie warzyw i owoców. Cel badań. Celem badań było przeprowadzenie przeglądu systematycznego badań obserwacyjnych dotyczących zależności między spożyciem warzyw i owoców a zdrowiem psychicznym u dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym i szkolnym. Materiał i metody. Przegląd systematyczny przeprowadzono w oparciu o bazy PubMed i Web of Science i włączono badania z udziałem ludzi, opublikowane w języku angielskim do czerwca 2019 włącznie, realizowane w populacjach dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym i/ lub szkolnym, które weryfikowały wpływ spożycia warzyw i/ lub owoców oraz ich przetworów (w tym soków) na różne aspekty zdrowia psychicznego. Wyniki. Włączono 12 badań, obejmujących szeroki zakres czynników związanych ze zdrowiem psychicznym, takich jak generalny dobrostan, emocje, stres, zaburzenia i problemy związane z zachowaniem, jak również objawy depresyjne, lub objawy depresyjne w połączeniu z niepokojem. Wnioski. W większości badań włączonych do systematycznego przeglądu badań obserwacyjnych oceniających zależność między spożyciem warzyw i owoców a zdrowiem psychicznym u dzieci w wieku pr...

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“…Similar to the other studies (Cooke et al, 2003;Tan & Holub., 2012) any associations between children's gender with their FN scores was not observed; however, in a study among children aged 6-9 years, boys showed more neophobic behavior than girls (Guzek et al, 2017).…”

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Parental Perspective and Feeding Practices Effects on Food Neophobia in Elementary-Age School Children

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The Food neophobia (FN) behaviors in children are developed during childhood and can be influenced by parental FN and feeding behaviors. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between FN and fruit and vegetable neophobia (FVN) among parents, the parents-reports on child's behavior and child self-reports. The effect of parental feeding practices and demographic variables on children's FN and FVN were evaluated. Sixty-eight parents paired with their elementary school children (aged 7-12 years) in San Luis Coastal Unified School District participated in this study. Results indicated that parents reported their children more neophobic than children self-reported neophobia; however, there was a significant association between parents-reported child FN and child self-reported FN (r=0.62, p<0.05). FVN behaviors were positively and consistently correlated with FN in both parents and children. Parents with the highest income levels used less restriction for weight and child control strategies to feed their children (p<0.05). More pressure to eat was applied significantly for younger children, which increased their levels of food and FVN as reported by parents. Keywords: Food neophobia, fruit and vegetable neophobia, parental feeding practices, elementary-age school children, parents v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my special appreciation and thanks to my advisor Dr Amy Lammert for her support, advice and guidance that she has provided throughout my time as her student. I would like to thank to my thesis committee Dr Samir Amin and Dr Richard Volpe for their encouragement and support. I would like to thank my lab mate, Maria Handley, for all her help. I would like to thank all parents and children who participated in this study and completed our surveys as well as the principals and staff of the elementary schools in San Luis Coastal Unified School District. I would like to thank to the faculty, staff and students in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at California Polytechnic State University for supporting our work. Last but not the least, I would like to thank my family and my husband, Moslem Ladoni, for their continued support and encouragement. vi

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A Polish Study on the Influence of Food Neophobia in Children (10–12 Years Old) on the Intake of Vegetables and Fruits

Cited by 37 publications

References 42 publications

Influence of Food Neophobia Level on Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Its Association with Urban Area of Residence and Physical Activity in a Nationwide Case-Control Study of Polish Adolescents

Influence of Food Neophobia Level on Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Its Association with Urban Area of Residence and Physical Activity in a Nationwide Case-Control Study of Polish Adolescents

Role of fruit and vegetables for the mental health of children: a systematic review

Parental Perspective and Feeding Practices Effects on Food Neophobia in Elementary-Age School Children

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