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Health Care Sciences & Services
Margrethe Roed, Anine C. Medin, Froydis N. Vik, Elisabet R. Hillesund, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Karen Campbell, Nina C. Overby
Summary: This study assessed the effect of the Food4toddlers eHealth intervention on toddlers' diets and found a positive impact on increasing the frequency of vegetable intake. However, no other between-group effects on diet were observed at follow-up 2.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Shujuan Yang, Xiao Zhang, Ping Feng, Tong Wu, Ruochen Tian, Donglan Zhang, Li Zhao, Chenghan Xiao, Zonglei Zhou, Fang He, Guo Cheng, Peng Jia
Summary: The lack of access to fruit/vegetable markets (FVMs) has been considered a risk factor for childhood obesity, but the association between FVM access and weight-related behaviors remains inconclusive. More research is needed to fill this important gap in knowledge and provide better guidance for public health interventions.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Natalie A. Masento, Katrina May Dulay, Kate Harvey, Daniela Bulgarelli, Marcella Caputi, Giuseppina Cerrato, Paola Molina, Katarzyna Wojtkowska, Dominika Pruszczak, Julia Barlinska, David Messer, Carmel Houston-Price
Summary: This study compared vegetable intake among preschool children in Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom (UK) and looked at the factors influencing intake in each country. The results showed significant differences in vegetable consumption among the three countries, as well as variations in parental mealtime goals and feeding practices. This highlights the need for tailored healthy eating interventions to meet the specific needs of each country.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aleksandra Purkiewicz, Renata Pietrzak-Fiecko
Summary: The study compared the antioxidant activity, phenolic and flavonoid content, as well as lipophilic pigments in homemade and marketed fruit and vegetable whey beverages and mousses. Results showed that homemade products generally had higher antioxidant activity and compound content than the marketed ones, and the values varied depending on the composition of the products.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Charlotte M. Hall, Laura Vang Rasmussen, Bronwen Powell, Cecilie Dyngeland, Suhyun Jung, Rasmus Skov Olesen
Summary: This study examines the impact of deforestation and forest fragmentation on people's dietary quality in rural Tanzania and finds that deforestation leads to a reduction in fruit and vegetable consumption, while forest fragmentation increases the consumption of these foods and dietary vitamin A adequacy.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Nicole Pearson, Meghan Finch, Rachel Sutherland, Melanie Kingsland, Luke Wolfenden, Taya Wedesweiler, Vanessa Herrmann, Sze Lin Yoong
Summary: This study aimed to reduce the packing of unhealthy foods in children's lunch boxes through a mobile health intervention in ECEC services. However, the results showed that the intervention did not have a significant impact on the choice and consumption of foods in children's lunch boxes.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Ozcan Aygun, Gonca Karayagiz Muslu
Summary: The study analyzed the effect of a school-based F&V promotion program developed based on the transtheoretical model on the consumption behavior of middle school students. The results showed that the program significantly increased the daily consumption of fruits and vegetables by the students and improved their behaviors in this regard.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
(2022)
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Polymer Science
Paolo Costa, Marina Basaglia, Sergio Casella, Lorenzo Favaro
Summary: Traditional plastics pose a significant threat to the environment, and there is a need for an alternative degradable plastic. This study found that fruit and vegetable residues from agricultural waste can be used to produce PHAs, which have similar performance to plastics. Red apple and melon residues were identified as the most suitable feedstocks for PHA production. Further research on process optimization and scaling up with C. necator is warranted.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amy Saxe-Custack, David Todem, James C. Anthony, Jean M. Kerver, Jenny LaChance, Mona Hanna-Attisha
Summary: This study will assess the impact of Michigan's first fruit and vegetable prescription program (FVPP) for children on their diet, food security, and weight status. By comparing children with varying levels of exposure to the FVPP, the study aims to evaluate the program's effects on these parameters.
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Pediatrics
Haiko Kurt Jahn, Ingo Henry Johannes Jahn, Damian Roland, Wilhelm Behringer, Mark Lyttle
Summary: The study found that the use of electronic prescribing and aids in pediatric emergency care is not yet widespread, with many physicians still reluctant to use them. The penetration rate of the British National Formulary app is relatively high, indicating success of digital policies and strategies, but barriers still need to be overcome.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ashley H. Ng, Yasser ElGhattis, Jessica R. Biesiekierski, George Moschonis
Summary: This study found that an online intervention delivered through social media effectively improved food literacy and fruit and vegetable consumption in Australian adults. Participants showed improved food literacy and increased daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Therefore, social media holds potential for promoting healthier diets in adults.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Frans Folkvord, Brigitte Naderer, Anna Coates, Emma Boyland
Summary: Currently, there is ubiquitous marketing of unhealthy foods, particularly targeted at children. This could contribute to the obesity epidemic. To improve children's dietary intake and reduce the risk of chronic diseases, it is necessary to reduce the marketing of energy-dense snacks to children and increase the promotion of healthier foods.
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Psychology, Clinical
Wendy K. Silverman, Carla E. Marin, Yasmin Rey, James Jaccard, Jeremy W. Pettit
Summary: The study found that there is a bi-directional relationship between child anxiety, parent anxiety, and parent psychological control from posttreatment to 12-month follow-up. The study also showed that parent anxiety indirectly affects child anxiety through parent psychological control. Parent psychological control mediated the relationship between parent and child anxiety at posttreatment. Child age and sex did not moderate any of the associations.
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Sridharshi C. Hewawitharana, Karen L. Webb, Ron Strochlic, Wendi Gosliner
Summary: This study examined the price differences between farmers' markets and supermarkets for fruits and vegetables. It found that farmers' markets primarily offered organic produce at lower prices, while supermarkets primarily offered conventionally grown produce at higher prices. These differences in price and type of produce may have implications for the impact of financial incentive programs on fruit and vegetable consumption.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Shaina D. Trevino, Nichole R. Kelly, Elizabeth L. Budd, Nicole R. Giuliani
Summary: Existing research supports a direct association between parent's own emotional eating and their child's emotional eating, as well as correlations among parent emotional eating, feeding practices, and child emotional eating. This study adds to the literature by examining the indirect effects of parental feeding practices in the association between parent emotional eating and child emotional eating, and explores how these effects vary based on parent gender. The findings suggest that restrictive feeding partially accounts for the association between parent and child emotional eating, with variations based on parent gender.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
