Global F&V Newsletter
The Global Fruit and Veg Newsletter (GFVN) is a monthly newsletter published since 2006 * throughout more than 30 countries involved in the promotion of fruit and vegetables consumption worldwide to improve public health. The articles published are scientifically based and come from the literature review. Doing so allows us to disseminate the scientific knowledge outside the box and share the work with more than 10 000 readers from other disciplines (Scientists, health professionals, fruit and vegetable professionals, consumer associations, journalists and general public).
*GFVN replaces the Ifava Scientific Newsletter
« WOMEN'S DIET IN AUSTRALIA »
Women's diet in Australia In this edition of the newsletter, Williams, Thornton, Mishra and their colleagues present findings of research examining eating behaviours of Australian women and the influences on them. This research is at the leading edge of work being conducted internationally. It shows that while women consume more fruit and vegetables and generally [...]
« SPECIAL WIC »
USA’s WIC Program Transforms Low-Income Families’ Nutrition The USA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – WIC – administered by 2,200 state and local WIC agencies under the auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture serves over nine million qualifying mothers and young children who are income eligible and at nutrition [...]
« BETTER INFORMATION FOR BETTER BEHAVIOUR »
The challenge of modifying food environment… For tackling the so-called obesity epidemic, it is now well recognized that only focusing on consumer education has a limited efficiency if the food environment does not allow consumers to comply easily with the recommendations. However, modifying the food environment is a complex task, due to the multiplicity of [...]
« F&V AND MENTAL HEALTH »
Depression is a major cause of disability worldwide and the impact of diet on mental health is raising increasing interest. Two studies presented in this issue have examined the relationship between dietary patterns and the presence of depressive symptoms in large samples of adults. Both studies evidenced that dietary patterns rich in processed food, sugar [...]
« OBESITY COSTS »
The health consequences of obesity among children and adults are well recognized, ranging from early cardiovascular disease, gallbladder disease, diabetes and even adverse mental health consequences. As the developed world becomes increasingly obese (for example, data from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the United States suggest that 18.1% of children 2-19 [...]
« IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON F&V INTAKE »
Why do people eat enough fruits and vegetables? Motivation, abilities and environmental opportunities! Many Fruit and Vegetable (F&V) promotion efforts are still based on the notion that people’s health beliefs and related motivations are the most important drivers of F&V consumption. Such campaigns therefore communicate about the health promoting properties of F&V, implying that when [...]
« F&V CONSUMPTION - SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS AND HEALTH »
The 6th Edition of the EGEA Conference was held in Brussels in May 5-7 2010 Once again this was a highly successful event bringing together distinguished scholars, experts and officials. The theme of the event was Social and Health Benefits of a Balanced Diet: the role of Fruit and Vegetables. Obesity is an increasing curse [...]