Fruit and vegetable intakes, sources and contribution to total diet in very young children (1-4 years): the Irish National Pre-School Nutrition Survey.

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dc.check.date2017-04-22
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dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Laura
dc.contributor.authorWalton, Janette
dc.contributor.authorFlynn, Albert
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marineen
dc.contributor.funderIrish Governmenten
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T15:28:28Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T15:28:28Z
dc.date.issued2016-04-22
dc.date.updated2017-03-01T15:21:26Z
dc.description.abstractAlthough the importance of fruit and vegetable (F&V) intakes in the prevention of chronic diseases is well established, there are limited data on intakes in very young children. This study estimates F&V intakes and sources and the contribution to the total diet using data from the National Pre-School Nutrition Survey, a nationally representative sample (n 500) of Irish children aged 1–4 years. A 4-d weighed food record was used to collect food intake data. Of 1652 food codes consumed, 740 had a fruit/vegetable component. The percentage of edible fruits and/or vegetables in each food code was calculated. Intakes (g/d), sources (g/d) and the contribution of F&V to the weight of the total diet (%) were estimated, split by age. All children consumed F&V. Intakes of total fruits, in particular fruit juice, increased with age. The contribution to total fruit intake was discrete fruits (47–56 % range across age), 100 % fruit juice, smoothies and pureés (32–45 %) as well as fruits in composite dishes (7–13 %). Total vegetable intake comprised of discrete vegetables (48–62 % range across age) and vegetables in composite dishes (38–52 %). F&V contributed on average 20 % (15 % fruit; 5 % vegetables) to the weight of the total diet and was <10 % in sixty-one children (12 %). F&V contributed 50 % of vitamin C, 53 % of carotene, 34 % of dietary fibre and 42 % of non-milk sugar intakes from the total diet. F&V are important components of the diet of Irish pre-school children; however, some aspects of F&V intake patterns could be improved in this age group.en
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland (‘Food for Health Research Initiative’ 2007–2012)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationO’Connor, L., Walton, J. and Flynn, A. (2016) 'Fruit and vegetable intakes, sources and contribution to total diet in very young children (1–4 years): the Irish National Pre-School Nutrition Survey', British Journal of Nutrition, 115(12), pp. 2196-2202. doi:10.1017/S0007114516001422en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0007114516001422
dc.identifier.endpage2202en
dc.identifier.issn1475-2662
dc.identifier.issued12en
dc.identifier.journaltitleBritish Journal of Nutritionen
dc.identifier.startpage2196en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/3718
dc.identifier.volume115en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.rights© The Authors 2016. Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) on behalf of The Nutrition Society.en
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectFruitsen
dc.subjectVegetablesen
dc.subjectJuicesen
dc.subjectDietary intakesen
dc.subjectSurveysen
dc.subjectComposite dishesen
dc.titleFruit and vegetable intakes, sources and contribution to total diet in very young children (1-4 years): the Irish National Pre-School Nutrition Survey.en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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