Fruit and vegetable intakes, sources and contribution to total diet in very young children (1-4 years): the Irish National Pre-School Nutrition Survey.
| dc.contributor.author | O'Connor, Laura | |
| dc.contributor.author | Walton, Janette | |
| dc.contributor.author | Flynn, Albert | |
| dc.contributor.funder | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | en |
| dc.contributor.funder | Irish Government | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-01T15:28:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-01T15:28:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-04-22 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2017-03-01T15:21:26Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Although 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.sponsorship | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland (‘Food for Health Research Initiative’ 2007–2012) | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | O’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/S0007114516001422 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0007114516001422 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 2202 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1475-2662 | |
| dc.identifier.issued | 12 | en |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | British Journal of Nutrition | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 2196 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/3718 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 115 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | en |
| dc.rights | © The Authors 2016. Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) on behalf of The Nutrition Society. | en |
| dc.subject | Children | en |
| dc.subject | Fruits | en |
| dc.subject | Vegetables | en |
| dc.subject | Juices | en |
| dc.subject | Dietary intakes | en |
| dc.subject | Surveys | en |
| dc.subject | Composite dishes | en |
| dc.title | Fruit 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.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
