The Global Fruit & Veg Newsletter
The Global Fruit & Veg Newsletter est une revue mensuelle gratuite en anglais destinée aux professionnels de la santé dans lequel des chercheurs du monde entier contribuent à la rédaction d’articles. Aprifel vous offre l’accès à la base de données complète des revues Global Fruit & Veg depuis 2006 en format PDF. Une newsletter en français est également disponible.
The Global Fruit and Veg Newsletter (GFVN) is a monthly newsletter published since 2006 * throughout more than 30 countries involved in the promotion of the consumption of fruit and vegetables 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, F&V professionals, consumer associations, journalists and general public). *GFVN replaces the Ifava Scientific Newsletter
Key role of general practitioners in health promotion
The primary care professional, - an agent for healthy eating? Health promotion is most often about making changes in the daily routine, in which eating habits often play a major role. There is a common understanding that a person’s eating habits reflect both societal factors and the individual context. The family doctor meets people at [...]
Tackling childhood obesity - how to make childhood lifestyle healthier?
The worldwide prevalence of obesity continues to rise in adults and children. Alarmingly, morbid obesity is the fastest growing subcategory of childhood obesity. Prevention and treatment of childhood obesity may be more effective if started early and if it is organized comprehensively. In this issue of the Global F&V Newsletter, colleagues from the European Childhood [...]
Need for food system change to modify consumption
Both global and local food systems, and the wider food environment, are key determinants of our diet and health. They not only determine our day-to-day food preferences but also shape our food preferences and habitual eating behaviour throughout our life. This makes behaviour change, be it for health or for sustainability, challenging. This is particularly [...]
Cruciferous vegetables intake & health benefits
There is significant evidence that increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables is of benefit for maintaining health and preventing a host of diseases. But are all fruit and vegetables equal? Cruciferous vegetables, which include amongst others broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, bok choy, kale, watercress, turnip and rocket, seem to be particularly standing out. Three summary reports [...]
Diet quality and bone health
Strong bones to maintain mobility and independence While the social and economic burden of bone diseases is growing at an alarming rate, health professionals deplore the lack of prophylactic tools and the fact that less than 10% of women with fragility fractures receive any osteoporosis therapy due to several side effects. This is why they [...]
FOOD NUTRITION QUALITY & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The European Commission is committed to achieving the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and supporting their implementation by all players. Health and food-related goals are prominent in this global agenda and strengthening health and food systems is therefore key. The articles in this issue make an important contribution to the evidence base needed [...]
EGEA 2018
Nutrition and Health: from Science to Practice Statement and Awarded posters As the scientific coordinator of EGEA and of this newsletter, I am delighted to dedicate this edition of GFVN to the EGEA conference, which took place in Lyon from 7-9 November, 2018. This 8th EGEA conference, entitled “Nutrition & health: from science to practice”, [...]