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Fruit and vegetable consumption trends among adolescents from 2002 to 2010 in 33 countries
Anna DzielskaCarine VereeckenColette KellyNamanjeet AhluwaliaRikke KrølnerTrine Pagh PedersenKristiina OjalaMariano Vincenzo Giacchisubject
MaleAdolescentCross-sectional studyAdolescent HealthPsychological interventioneatHealth outcomeschildrenAge groupsEnvironmental healthVegetablesHumansMedicineadolescentshabitsChildinterventionsConsumption (economics)business.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth behaviourschoolchildrenfood-intakecohortta3142Health SurveysDietEuropefruit consumptionCross-Sectional Studiesvegetable consumptionAdolescent BehaviorFruitNorth AmericaCohortdietaryFemalebusinessmetaanalysisAdolescent healthdescription
BACKGROUND: Fruit and vegetable consumption is linked to many positive health outcomes, nevertheless many adolescents do not consume fruit and vegetables on a daily basis.METHODS: Data of 488,951 adolescents, aged 11-, 13- and 15- years, from 33 mainly European and North American countries/regions participating in the cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children surveys in 2002, 2006 and 2010, were used to investigate trends in daily fruit and vegetable consumption between 2002 and 2010.RESULTS: Multilevel logistic regression analyses showed an increase in daily fruit and vegetable consumption between 2002 and 2010 in the majority of countries for both genders and all three age groups. A decrease in consumption was noticed in five countries for fruit and five countries for vegetables.CONCLUSION: Overall, a positive trend was noticed, however increases in daily fruit and vegetable consumption are still indicated.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-24 |