Fruit and vegetable consumption among children in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhood
| Autor: | Colleen P Gobert, Heather M. Thomas, Jason A. Gilliland, Janet Loebach, Karna E Glen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty MEDLINE Medicine (miscellaneous) Pilot Projects Motor Activity Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Food guide Recommended Dietary Allowances Vulnerable Populations Food Preferences Feeding behavior Residence Characteristics Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires Vegetables medicine Humans Child Students Neighbourhood (mathematics) Life Style Consumption (economics) Ontario Nutrition and Dietetics General Medicine Feeding Behavior SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED Nutrition Assessment Multicenter study Socioeconomic Factors Fruit Female Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research : a publication of Dietitians of Canada = Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en dietetique : une publication des Dietetistes du Canada. 74(3) |
| ISSN: | 1486-3847 |
| Popis: | Purpose: Fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption was examined among children aged seven to 10 years in a London, Ontario, neighbourhood. The goal was to determine areas requiring targeted programs to promote healthy lifestyles. Methods: Data were gathered from 136 students in grades 2 to 4. Each student attended one of four elementary schools within a neighbourhood designated a priority by the City of London Child and Youth Network. The Day in the Life Questionnaire was used to collect the data. Instances of FV consumption were compared with Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide (CFG) guidelines. Results: Ninety-eight percent of participants did not follow the CFG-recommended minimum guidelines; they had fewer than five instances of FV consumption daily. Eighty-seven percent had fewer than two instances of FV consumption daily. Conclusions: These data support national findings of low FV consumption among children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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