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1. Assessing the relationship between water and nutrition knowledge and beverage consumption habits in children

Author:
Bridget R Irwin; Mark R Speechley; Jason A Gilliland
Source:
Public health nutrition 2019 v.22 no.16 pp. 3035-3048
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
children; cross-sectional studies; elementary schools; elementary students; females; fruits; households; males; milk; nutrition knowledge; regression analysis; sugar sweetened beverages; vegetable consumption; Ontario
Abstract:
... To examine the relationship between knowledge and beverage consumption habits among children. Cross-sectional analysis. Linear regression was used to identify sociodemographic, dietary and behavioural determinants of beverage consumption and knowledge, and to describe the relationships between children’s knowledge and water and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption. Seventeen elementary schoo ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980019000715

2. Changes in beverage consumption in Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008

Author:
Tonje H Stea; Nina C Øverby; Knut-Inge Klepp; Elling Bere
Source:
Public health nutrition 2012 v.15 no.3 pp. 379-385
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
adolescents; boys; children; diet; elementary schools; fruits; gender; girls; juices; parents; questionnaires; soft drinks; vegetables
Abstract:
... ObjectiveTo analyse (i) differences in beverage pattern among Norwegian children in 2001 and 2008; (ii) beverage intake related to gender, parental education and family composition; and (iii) potential disparities in time trends among the different groups.DesignWithin the Fruits and Vegetables Make the Marks (FVMM) project, 6th and 7th grade pupils filled in a questionnaire about frequency of beve ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980011001959

3. Changes in meal pattern among Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008

Author:
Overby, Nina; Stea, Tonje H.; Vik, Froydis N.; Klepp, Knut-Inge; Bere, Elling
Source:
Public health nutrition 2011 v.14 no.9 pp. 1549-1554
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
boys; breakfast; children; cross-sectional studies; dinner; educational status; elementary schools; fruits; gender; girls; lunch; parents; questionnaires; snacks; vegetables
Abstract:
... Objective: The present study aimed to analyse changes in meal pattern among Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008 in general; to analyse associations between meal pattern and gender, parental educational level and number of parents in the household; and to analyse the association between intake of unhealthy snacks, meal pattern and the mentioned variables. Design: Within the Fruits and Vegetables M ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980010003599
PubMed:
21241534

4. Comparisons of school and home-packed lunches for fruit and vegetable dietary behaviours among school-aged youths

Author:
Jennifer C Taylor; Carolyn Sutter; Lenna L Ontai; Adrienne Nishina; Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr
Source:
Public health nutrition 2019 v.22 no.10 pp. 1850-1857
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
elementary schools; foods; fruits; gender; image analysis; issues and policy; lunch; models; school lunch; students; vegetables; youth; California
Abstract:
... School-based interventions and policies encourage youths to include and consume fruits and vegetables at lunchtime via school lunches, but limited research has examined how these behaviours compare when youths have home-packed lunches. The objective of the present study was to compare fruit and vegetable contents and consumption among students having school or home-packed lunches over the school w ...
DOI:
10.1017/S136898001900017X
PubMed:
30803460 30803460

5. Consumption of fruits and vegetables and probabilistic assessment of the cumulative acute exposure to organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides of schoolchildren in Slovenia

Author:
Urška Blaznik; Agneta Yngve; Ivan Eržen; Cirila Hlastan Ribič
Source:
Public health nutrition 2016 v.19 no.3 pp. 557-563
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
acephate; acute exposure; apples; bananas; body weight; carbamate pesticides; dietary exposure; eating habits; elementary schools; fruit consumption; fruits; healthy diet; lettuce; lunch; oranges; probabilistic risk assessment; risk; risk assessment process; school children; vegetable consumption; Slovenia
Abstract:
... Adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables is a part of recommendations for a healthy diet. The aim of the present study was to assess acute cumulative dietary exposure to organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides via fruit and vegetable consumption by the population of schoolchildren aged 11–12 years and the level of risk for their health. Cumulative probabilistic risk assessment methodology w ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980015001494
PubMed:
25990202

6. Default options, incentives and food choices: evidence from elementary-school children

Author:
David Just; Joseph Price
Source:
Public health nutrition 2013 v.16 no.12 pp. 2281-2288
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
children; cost effectiveness; elementary schools; food choices; fruits; issues and policy; lunch; observational studies; students; trays; vegetable consumption; vegetables
Abstract:
... To examine whether requiring children to place fruits and vegetables on their lunch trays increases consumption of these items. Observational study that exploited naturally occurring variation between two school districts and a pre–post observational study at schools that changed their lunch policy mid-year. Fifteen elementary schools from two school districts, one requiring students to place a fr ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980013001468
PubMed:
23711192

7. Does the distribution frequency matter? A subgroup specific analysis of the effectiveness of the EU School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme in Germany comparing twice and thrice weekly deliveries

Author:
Julia Haß; Tanja Lischetzke; Monika Hartmann
Source:
Public health nutrition 2018 v.21 no.7 pp. 1375-1387
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
European Union; children; diet recall; elementary schools; empirical research; fruits; long term effects; regression analysis; vegetables; Germany
Abstract:
... The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of two different implementation forms of the EU School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS). A quasi-experimental design was applied including a thrice as well as a twice weekly intervention group. Repeated 24 h dietary recalls were used to measure children’s fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake. Effects were analysed on days with and without F&V deliv ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980017003949
PubMed:
29370878

8. Factors affecting fruit and vegetable school lunch waste in Wisconsin elementary schools participating in Farm to School programmes

Author:
Andrea B Bontrager Yoder; Leah L Foecke; Dale A Schoeller
Source:
Public health nutrition 2015 v.18 no.15 pp. 2855-2863
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
cross-sectional studies; elementary schools; elementary students; farm to school; fruits; menu planning; photographs; planning; salads; school lunch; trays; vegetables; wastes; Wisconsin
Abstract:
... To examine characteristics potentially associated with school lunch fruit and vegetable waste, both overall and pre/post implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Multi-year (2010–2013) cross-sectional study using pre- and post-meal digital photographs of students’ school lunch trays to estimate fruit and vegetable availability and consumption. Fruit and vegetable items were categorized ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980015000385
PubMed:
25728060

9. Influence of pre-schooler and parent nutrition education on carotenoid levels of Mexican-heritage children

Author:
Marcel Horowitz; Lucia L. Kaiser; Rosa D Manzo; Albert Aguilera; L. Karina Diaz Rios; Karina Macias
Source:
Public health nutrition 2020 v.23 no.13 pp. 2336-2344
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
Raman spectroscopy; carotenoids; childhood obesity; children; elementary schools; fruits; nutrition education; public health; vegetable consumption; California
Abstract:
... To determine the mediating effect of direct preschool and parent nutrition education on changes in skin carotenoids scores over 2 years in children of Mexican heritage. In a quasi-experimental, community-based study, two school districts were randomly assigned to either a comparison group (parent workshops unrelated to nutrition) or a childhood obesity prevention intervention group which included ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980019004579

10. Positive influences of home food environment on primary-school children’s diet and weight status: a structural equation model approach

Author:
Jia Xin Ong; Shahid Ullah; Anthea Magarey; Eva Leslie
Source:
Public health nutrition 2016 v.19 no.14 pp. 2525-2534
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
Australians; body mass index; childhood obesity; data collection; elementary schools; elementary students; factor analysis; food intake; fruits; gender; guidelines; lifestyle; parents; physical activity; school children; socioeconomic status; structural equation modeling; variance; vegetables
Abstract:
... The mechanism by which the home food environment (HFE) influences childhood obesity is unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between HFE and childhood obesity as mediated by diet in primary-school children. Cross-sectional data collected from parents and primary-school children participating in the Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle Evaluation Project. Only children aged 9 ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980016000999
PubMed:
27197777

11. Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among children from primary schools in urban areas of Lomé, Togo

Author:
Herbert Sagbo; Didier Koumavi Ekouevi; Dorland Tafitarilova Ranjandriarison; Serge Niangoran; Tchaa Abalo Bakai; Agbelenko Afanvi; Sewu Dieudonné; Yao Kassankogno; Philippe Vanhems; Nagham Khanafer
Source:
Public health nutrition 2018 v.21 no.6 pp. 1048-1056
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
body mass index; boys; breakfast; cafeterias; childhood obesity; cross-sectional studies; developed countries; eating habits; elementary schools; fruit consumption; fruits; girls; interviews; physical activity; public health; questionnaires; regression analysis; risk reduction; school children; sedentary lifestyle; social environment; socioeconomics; students; television; urban areas
Abstract:
... Overweight and obesity in childhood are serious public health issues, both in developing and developed countries. The present study aimed to ascertain overweight and obesity prevalence rates among Togolese schoolchildren in Lomé, Togo, and their correlation with physical activity, socio-economic conditions and eating habits. Cross-sectional survey conducted in December 2015. Overweight and obesity ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980017003664
PubMed:
29362003

12. Socio-economic differences in cardiometabolic risk markers are mediated by diet and body fatness in 8- to 11-year-old Danish children: a cross-sectional study

Author:
Hanne Hauger; Margit V Groth; Christian Ritz; Anja Biltoft-Jensen; Rikke Andersen; Stine-Mathilde Dalskov; Mads F Hjorth; Anders Sjödin; Arne Astrup; Kim F Michaelsen; Camilla T Damsgaard
Source:
Public health nutrition 2016 v.19 no.12 pp. 2229-2239
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
added sugars; biomarkers; blood lipids; blood pressure; children; cross-sectional studies; dietary fiber; elementary schools; fasting; fat mass index; fish consumption; fruits; glucose; heart rate; homeostasis; insulin resistance; lifestyle; longitudinal studies; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; models; parents; physical activity; polyunsaturated fatty acids; risk factors; socioeconomics; vegetables; vocational education; Denmark
Abstract:
... To explore whether socio-economic differences exist in cardiometabolic risk markers in children and whether lifestyle-related factors potentially mediate these differences. Cross-sectional study including measurements of fasting blood lipids, glucose, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), blood pressure and heart rate. Potential mediators examined were fat mass index (FMI); ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980015003766
PubMed:
26926594

13. Test–retest reliability and agreement between children's and parents’ reports of a computerized food preferences tool

Author:
Carine Vereecken; Marc Covents; Julie Parmentier; Lea Maes
Source:
Public health nutrition 2013 v.16 no.1 pp. 8-14
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
breads; breakfast cereals; children; elementary schools; elementary students; food choices; fruits; meat; milk; parents; questionnaires; sauces; snacks; soft drinks
Abstract:
... To investigate test–retest reliability of primary-school children's reports of food preferences and to investigate agreement with parental reports. Children completed an online test and retest, one to two weeks later, during school hours; parents completed a paper-and-pencil or an online questionnaire at home. The children's preferences questionnaire contained 148 food items, reduced to twelve sca ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980012001085
PubMed:
22717028

14. The European School Fruit Scheme: impact on children’s fruit and vegetable consumption in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Author:
Sarah Methner; Gesa Maschkowski; Monika Hartmann
Source:
Public health nutrition 2017 v.20 no.3 pp. 542-548
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
children; elementary schools; elementary students; fruits; gender; lunch; vegetable consumption; vegetables; Germany
Abstract:
... To assess the impact of the European School Fruit Scheme (SFS) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on children’s fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption, in particular frequency. The study consisted of a pre-test/post-test design with an intervention (eight primary schools) and a control group (two primary schools). Children’s F&V consumption frequency was measured prior to the introduction of the S ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980016002652
PubMed:
27692018

15. The effects of a nutrition education curriculum on improving young children’s fruit and vegetable preferences and nutrition and health knowledge

Author:
Sara A Schmitt; Lindsey M Bryant; Irem Korucu; Lisa Kirkham; Bhagyashree Katare; Tamara Benjamin
Source:
Public health nutrition 2019 v.22 no.1 pp. 28-34
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
child nutrition; children; curriculum; elementary schools; fruits; health surveys; nutrition education; regression analysis; teachers; vegetables; Midwestern United States
Abstract:
... The main objective of the present study was to develop and evaluate a nutrition education curriculum to enhance young children’s dietary behaviours and nutrition and health knowledge. A randomized controlled design was utilized. The intervention was designed to improve children’s nutrition and health knowledge and preferences for fruits and vegetables through classroom lessons and activities, incl ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980018002586
PubMed:
30345939 30345939

16. The impact of the food-based and nutrient-based standards on lunchtime food and drink provision and consumption in primary schools in England

Author:
Haroun, Dalia; Harper, Clare; Wood, Lesley; Nelson, Michael
Source:
Public health nutrition 2011 v.14 no.2 pp. 209-218
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
cooked foods; desserts; elementary schools; food consumption; fruit juices; fruits; gravy; iron; ketchup; menu planning; recipes; salads; sauces; school lunch; snacks; sodium; sweets; vegetables; zinc; England
Abstract:
... Objective: To assess lunchtime provision of food and drink in English primary schools and to assess both choices and consumption of food and drink by pupils having school lunches. These findings were compared with similar data collected in 2005. Design: Cross-sectional data collected between February and April 2009. In each school, food and drink provision, including portion weights and number of ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980010002132
PubMed:
20701821

17. Unhealthy food options in the school environment are associated with diet quality and body weights of elementary school children in Canada

Author:
Shannon Sim; Paul J Veugelers; Rachel Prowse; Candace IJ Nykiforuk; Katerina Maximova
Source:
Public health nutrition 2021 v.24 no.14 pp. 4572-4581
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
cross-sectional studies; elementary schools; food frequency questionnaires; food quality; fruits; obesity; public health; youth; Alberta
Abstract:
... Increasing evidence links unhealthy food environments with diet quality and overweight/obesity. Recent evidence has demonstrated that relative food environment measures outperform absolute measures. Few studies have examined the interplay between these two measures. We examined the separate and combined effects of the absolute and relative densities of unhealthy food outlets within 1600 m buffers ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980020004437

18. Using a mixed-methods approach to measure impact of a school-based nutrition and media education intervention study on fruit and vegetable intake of Italian children

Author:
Elena Grassi; Alexandra Evans; Nalini Ranjit; Simona Dalla Pria; Laura Messina
Source:
Public health nutrition 2016 v.19 no.11 pp. 1952-1963
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
childhood; children; elementary schools; fruits; literacy; nutrition education; obesity; parents; vegetable consumption; vegetables; Italy
Abstract:
... The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of a school-based nutrition and media education intervention on the promotion of fruit and vegetable consumption to help prevent childhood obesity. The 10-week-long intervention included sessions on nutrition education and media literacy. It also included a health communication media-based campaign workshop during which the children cr ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980015003729
PubMed:
26857624