Promoting vegetable consumption among 4- and 5-year-old students: evaluation of a multi-component nutrition education program

Background: Fruits and vegetables are an essential part of the human diet, but many people do not consume the recommended serves to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer. In this research, we evaluate the cost-effectiveness of interventions to promote fruit and vegetable consumption

We examine the socio-demographic determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption using household survey data from Malaysia. A bivariate ordered probability model is developed by the copula approach. Results for a system of fruit and vegetable servings per week indicate that education, age

Measurement error can have an important impact on the estimation of the true relation between diet and disease. The authors examined the performance of models regressing plasma vitamin C level on fruit and vegetable consumption and the effect of categorization of fruit and vegetable consumption

their well-being. After describing some basic concepts in behavioral economics, this paper reviews the growing literature that applies these concepts to the consumption of fruits and vegetables. A toolkit to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables is developed based on an analysis of previous research

Background: Large proportions of children do not fulfil the World Health Organization recommendation of eating at least 400 grams of fruit and vegetables (FV) per day. To promote an increased FV intake among children it is important to identify factors which influence their consumption. Both

Increasing incidences of some chronic diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease, especially in industrial countries, have raised awareness regarding the impor-tance of diet (Erbersdobler 2003). It is estimated that one-third of the cancer cases and up to half of cardiovascular disease cases are thought to be diet related (Goldberg

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Objectives: This study aims to examine racial/ethnic differences in vegetable consumption between White and three major groups of Asian Americans. We hypothesize that racial/ethnic differences in frequency of vegetable consumption is significantly related to respondents ’ household income. Methods

Background: Frequent consumption of fruit and vegetables has been associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer in many observational studies. Methods: We prospectively investigated the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and the incidence of colon and rectal cancers in two