ArticleThe Journal of school health2016
Low Frequency of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Canadian Youth: Findings From the 2012/2013 Youth Smoking Survey.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Health-promoting domains and lifestyle of a sample of Brazilian adolescents.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Evaluation of two social norms nudge interventions to promote healthier food choices in a Canadian grocery store.BMC public health · 2022Observational
- Fruit and Vegetable Intake Is Associated with Food Knowledge among Children Aged 9-14 Years in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- In-store food environment for adults and children in Nova Scotia, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- Children's perceptions of a Centrally Procured School Food Program in southwestern Ontario, Canada.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2021Article
- Process evaluation of fruit and vegetables distribution interventions in school-based settings: A systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Review
- Fruit and Vegetable Lesson Plan Pilot Intervention for Grade 5 Students from Southwestern Ontario.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Association of fruit and vegetable intake with meal skipping in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
- Food Co-Operatives: A Potential Community-Based Strategy to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Vegetable intake in Australian children and adolescents: the importance of consumption frequency, eating occasion and its association with dietary and sociodemographic factors.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
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backgroundFrequent fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is protective against some cancers, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases. This study explores self-reported frequency of FV consumption in a nationally generalizable sample of Canadian youth in grades 6-12.
methodsData from grades 6-12 students who participated in the 2012-2013 Youth Smoking Survey (N = 47,203) were used to examine frequency of FV consumption. Logistic regression models were fitted to examine differences in meeting national FV intake recommendations by sociodemographic, student, and regional characteristics.
resultsApproximately 10% of Canadian grade 6-12 students met FV recommendations. Students in grades 6 and 7 had significantly higher odds of meeting recommendations relative to students in grades 8-12. Students who reported achieving "mostly As" on their report cards had significantly higher odds of meeting FV recommendations relative to those receiving As and Bs, Bs and Cs, or Cs (OR = 0.71, OR = 0.53, and OR = 0.46, respectively, p < .0001 for each). Students in British Columbia and Ontario had higher odds of meeting recommendations relative to students in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
conclusionsOnly 1 in 10 Canadian youth are meeting FV recommendations. Programs and policies to encourage FV consumption are required to help mitigate future health issues associated with inadequate FV consumption.
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