The role of fruit and vegetables in the diets of children in Europe: Current state of knowledge on dietary recommendations, intakes and contribution to energy and nutrient intakes

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Róisín
dc.contributor.authorKehoe, Laura
dc.contributor.authorFlynn, Albert
dc.contributor.authorWalton, Janette
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-22T14:30:45Z
dc.date.available2021-11-22T14:30:45Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-13
dc.date.updated2021-11-22T14:15:35Z
dc.description.abstractFruit and vegetables (F&V) play an important role in the prevention of obesity and other chronic diseases and low intakes have been highlighted as one of the risk factors attributing to global mortality in adults. The childhood years are a critical period during which eating behaviours and food preferences evolve, providing an opportunity to develop and foster healthy eating practices, which carry into adulthood. This review aimed to summarise dietary guidelines relating to F&V, intakes of F&V and the contribution of F&V to energy and nutrient intakes in school-aged children in Europe. The current review showed a paucity of data in relation to guidelines specific for children for F&V consumption. Where guidelines were available, they ranged from 100-500g or one to three portions of F&V per day (with variations in the categorisations). A key finding was the lack of data on estimates of F&V intakes in school-aged children across Europe. Where data were available, intakes ranged from 221-404g/d and were generally below the World Health Organisation recommendation of at least 400g/d. F&V contributed low proportions of energy intake (6-9%) but made significant contributions to intakes of dietary fibre (19-37%), vitamin A (26-46%), vitamin C (32-83%) and potassium (16-27%), however, they also contributed to intakes of total (25-50%) and free sugar (7-11%). This review has highlighted the need for more data on estimates of F&V intakes in school-aged children in Europe and a need for continued promotion of F&V consumption to increase intakes in this age group.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMcCarthy, R., Kehoe, L., Flynn, A. and Walton, J. (2020) 'The role of fruit and vegetables in the diets of children in Europe: Current state of knowledge on dietary recommendations, intakes and contribution to energy and nutrient intakes', Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 79(4), pp. 479-486. doi: 10.1017/S0029665120007090en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0029665120007090en
dc.identifier.eissn1475-2719
dc.identifier.endpage486en
dc.identifier.issn0029-6651
dc.identifier.issued4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleProceedings of the Nutrition Societyen
dc.identifier.startpage479en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12245
dc.identifier.volume79en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Societyen
dc.relation.ispartof13th European Nutrition Conference, Convention Centre, Dublin, 15–18 October 2019en
dc.rights© 2020, the Authors. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society. This material is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works.en
dc.subjectDietary guidelinesen
dc.subjectEnergyen
dc.subjectFruiten
dc.subjectNutrientsen
dc.subjectVegetablesen
dc.titleThe role of fruit and vegetables in the diets of children in Europe: Current state of knowledge on dietary recommendations, intakes and contribution to energy and nutrient intakesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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