Fruit and vegetable consumption in a sample of 11-year-old children in ten European countries – the PRO GREENS cross-sectional survey

Lynch, Christel; Kristjansdottir, Ása Gudrun; Velde, Saskia J. te; Lien, Nanna; Roos, Eva; Þórsdóttir, Inga; Krawinkel, Michael B.; Almeida, Maria Daniel Vaz de; Papadaki, Angeliki; Ribič, Cirila Hlastan; Petrova, Stefka; Ehrenblad, Bettina; Halldórsson, Thorhallur I.; Poortvliet, Eric; Yngve, Agneta

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“…Adölesan dönemdeki kızların erkeklerden daha fazla sebze ve meyve tüketim davranışlarına sahip olduğu literatürdeki çalışmalarda da açıkça ortadadır. 13,20 Fiziksel görünümün önemli olduğu adölesan dönemde kilo alımını azaltmak için kız öğrencilerin kalori değeri düşük olan için sebze ve meyve tüketimine erkeklere göre daha fazla ağırlık verebilecekleri düşünülmektedir. Sebze ve meyve tüketiminde yaşın etkisi yapılan çalışmalarda da ortaya konmuştur.…”

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Vegetable and Fruit Consumption Behaviours of Secondary and High School Students

Aygün

Muslu

2017

Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Introduction: Individuals should consume at least five portions of vegetables and fruit per day to maintain a healthy diet. Therefore, the factors that affect vegetable and fruit consumption among young people and adolescents should be identified, and the causes of inadequate consumption of vegetables and fruit should be examined. The aim of this study was to determine the daily amount of vegetable and fruit consumption of adolescents studying at secondary and high schools, their distribution according to the vegetable and fruit consumption change stages in the transtheoretical model, and the factors related to the change processes. Method: This study used a descriptive research design. It was conducted in 2016 at four secondary schools and three high schools affiliated with the Fethiye District Directorate of National Education. The data were collected from 1,870 students through stratification conducted at each school. An introductory information form, the transtheoretical model vegetable and fruit consumption change stages and change process scales were used to collect the data. Number, percentiles, independent samples t-test and Oneway Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used for analysis of the data. Findings: This study found that the participants were aged from 11 to 17. Of the participants, 59.4% were male, and approximately two thirds of them were secondary school students. According to the change stages of the transtheoretical model, 32.1% of the students were regularly consuming five portions of vegetables and fruit for more than one month. This study also found that there was a statistically significant difference between the sex, age, grade, number of siblings of the students, the economic status of their families, having the support of their families and friends, their access to vegetables and fruit at home and school, and their daily consumption of vegetables and fruit, as well as their fruit and vegetable consumption behaviors (p<.01). The change stages of the transtheoretical model and the vegetable-fruit consumption behaviors of the students were found to be related (p<.05). Conclusion: This study found that the vegetable and fruit consumption of males and adolescents older than 15 years of age was inadequate; factors such as economic status, the influence of family and friends, and access to vegetables and fruit had effects on consumption. The number of portions consumed per day was related to the vegetable and fruit consumption behavior. Considering these results, it is recommended that health improvement practices should be developed, and the support of individuals and institutions should be increased, including the support of family, school, friends, teachers, and health institutions in particular. These health improvement practices should be developed for students who are older, who are in the upper grades, who are male, who suffer from economic insufficiency, and who lack access to vegetables and fruit. Access to vegetables and fruit should be made easier in the areas where these st...

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Vegetable and Fruit Consumption Behaviours of Secondary and High School Students

Aygün

Muslu

2017

Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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“…Estudos têm mostrado que a população infantil não tem seguido as recomendações dos guias alimentares dos seus países, apresentando baixo consumo de alguns grupos alimentares, principalmente das frutas e dos vegetais 10,11 . Entre os principais fatores associados ao consumo alimentar não saudável, destacam-se: sexo masculino, menor nível socioeconômico e menor escolaridade [12][13][14] .…”

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“…Esses resultados são preocupantes uma vez que os hábitos desenvolvidos na infância tendem a se manter na adolescência 25 e na vida adulta 26 , e hábitos alimentares inadequados têm sido associados positivamente com obesidade 13,27 e fatores de risco cardiometabólicos 28 . Embora a comparação direta com outros estudos seja limitada pelas diferenças metodológicas, em geral, os resultados do presente estudo são consistentes com a literatura nacional 15-17 e internacional 10,11 , que também apontam para a pobre qualidade da dieta das crianças e não conformidade com as recomendações dos guias alimentares.…”

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“…Entre os participantes de 6 a 8 anos do Gateshead Millennium Study, um estudo de coorte conduzido na região nordeste da Inglaterra, somente 3,1% consumiam a quantidade recomendada de frutas e hortaliças 10 . Dados do Pro Greens, um projeto que avaliou o consumo de frutas e vegetais de 8.158 crianças, de 11 anos de idade, de 10 países europeus, por meio de recordatório de 24 horas e de questionário de frequência alimentar, revelaram que somente 23,5% ingeriam a quantidade recomendada pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (≥400 g/dia) 11 . Em uma amostra probabilística de 2.863 escolares de Florianópolis, de 7 a 14 anos, a recomendação de ingerir ≥5 porções/dia de frutas e verduras foi atingida por apenas 4,7% dos escolares, tanto entre aqueles de 7 a 9 anos, quanto entre os mais velhos 17 .…”

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Adesão aos "10 passos da alimentação saudável para crianças" e fatores associados em escolares

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OBJETIVO: Avaliar a frequência de adesão aos "10 Passos da Alimentação Saudável para Crianças" e fatores associados em escolares. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com 813 escolares do 1º ano das Escolas Municipais de Ensino Fundamental de São Leopoldo (RS). Os dados foram obtidos das mães/responsáveis por meio de um questionário com questões sobre alimen-tação, atividade física, tempo de tela e características sociodemográficas. O critério de adesão a cada passo foi definido pelos pesquisadores. As associações foram analisadas por meio do teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson e de tendência linear. RESULTADOS: O número médio de passos atingido foi 3,9, e nenhum escolar aderiu a todos os passos. O Passo 4 (consumir feijão com arroz no mínimo cinco vezes/semana) apresentou maior frequência de adesão (99,8%), e aqueles que envolvem medidas restritivas, como evitar alimentos gordurosos/frituras (Passo 6) e guloseimas (Passo 7), foram os menos frequentemente atingidos, respectivamente, 2,1 e 0,0%. O Passo 10 (ser ativo e ter tempo de tela <2 horas/dia) também apresentou baixa adesão (14,5%). Maior escolaridade materna e melhor nível econômico associou-se positivamente com o Passo 5 (consumo diário de grupo do leite e das carnes), o contrário sendo observado para o Passo 2 (incluir diariamente cereais, tubérculos e raízes nas refeições) e para o Passo 10. CONCLUSÃO: O estudo revelou um cenário desfavorável, que indica a necessidade de ações de diferentes atores (governo, produtores, escola e família) para aumentar a frequência de adesão aos 10 Passos pelos escolares.

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“…However, globally, there is a clear gap between population diets and dietary guidelines. According to Lynch et al (12) , average consumption of fruits and vegetables among children in ten European countries was only between 220 and 345 g/d and did not reach the WHO population goal of ≥ 400 g/d in any of the participating countries. In addition, eating out is more common, and adults' fast-food and fullservice restaurant consumption was associated with higher daily total energy intake and poorer dietary indicators in the USA (13) .…”

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Why a Global Convention to Protect and Promote Healthy Diets is timely

Vandevijvere¹

2014

Public Health Nutr.

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In view of the 10th anniversary of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (1) , which encouraged governments to develop and implement nutrition policies, Consumers International and the World Obesity Federation recently launched a set of recommendations towards a Global Convention to Protect and Promote Healthy Diets (2). In addition, a high-level Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (3) has been set up by the WHO to specify and reach consensus on the approaches likely to be the most effective for obesity prevention in different contexts around the world. These initiatives are very timely, as progress on developing and especially implementing policies to reduce obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), since the launch of the Global Strategy in 2004 (1) , has been largely insufficient. As dietary risk factors have recently overtaken tobacco as the leading risk factor for disease (4) , a similar powerful tool as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) (5) is needed to help reduce the global burden of obesity and diet-related NCDs. The growing problems of obesity and diet-related NCDs

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Fruit and vegetable consumption in a sample of 11-year-old children in ten European countries – the PRO GREENS cross-sectional survey

Cited by 111 publications

References 31 publications

Vegetable and Fruit Consumption Behaviours of Secondary and High School Students

Vegetable and Fruit Consumption Behaviours of Secondary and High School Students

Adesão aos "10 passos da alimentação saudável para crianças" e fatores associados em escolares

Why a Global Convention to Protect and Promote Healthy Diets is timely

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