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
F&V CONSUMPTION AMONG MIGRANTS
Immigrants form vital elements of the economy and broaden cultural diversity in the host country. They promote economic development and social change by integrating within the host culture, often by modifying their lifestyle and food habits. Many immigrants belong to low socio-economic groups and are employed in low-paid jobs with irregular and shift work, and [...]
PREGNANT WOMEN
A new nutritional risk group without fruit and vegetable consumption? Fetal nutrition may influence the subsequent risk of chronic childhood and adulthood diseases. Unbalanced food intake together with metabolic changes occurring during pregnancy may influence the mother’s health by increasing the risk of obesity, which may be risk factor for metabolic conditions including gestational diabetes [...]
In recent years, policy statements related to obesity have acknowledged the utility of dietary energy density as a guide to food choices
The World Health Organization recommends reducing the energy density of the diet as a strategy to stem the global obesity epidemic. Reductions in energy density can be achieved by increasing intake of vegetables and fruits. Their high water content allows people to eat satisfying amounts of food with few calories per bite. Filling up at [...]
Currently, preventing childhood obesity is geared to putting a stop to the intense
Currently, preventing childhood obesity is geared to putting a stop to the intense, unethical drive to commercialise many aspects of children's lives. Child labour used to be common in Europe and sadly still is in the developing world, but essentially society has always focused on the need to protect children. Those who still believe in [...]
F&V CONSUMPTION AMONG ADOLESCENTS
A healthful diet helps to reduce risk for common health problems among adolescents and young adults such as hypertension and obesity. Further, consuming a nutrient-dense diet is critical to support the rapid physical growth that characterizes adolescence. Eating behaviors established during these early years often influence diet later in adulthood, and thus may have an [...]
Forty years ago, Paris witnessed ‘Les Événements’.
The startling and exciting outburst of radicalism involved students, in alliance with trade unionists, taking to the streets to demand an end to the old conservative system of inequality and corruption. The elderly President De Gaulle was so impressed by the intensity of the street violence that he went briefly into exile. The protesters wanted [...]
How to support fruit and vegetables accessibility for young people
The nutritional messages such as “eat 5 fruit and vegetables per day” are well known, but despite this, the consumption of fruit and vegetables has not increased. In France, younger generations spend four times less in buying fruit than their grand-parents. It is important to have a better understanding of the factors influencing the behaviour [...]