Impact of fruit and vegetable vouchers and dietary advice on fruit and vegetable intake in a low-income population

H Bihan, C Méjean, K Castetbon, H Faure… - European journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Results: Between baseline and 3-month follow-up, mean FV consumption increased
significantly in both the 'advice'(0.62±1.29 times/day, P= 0.0004) and 'FV vouchers' groups …

Fruit and vegetable availability among ten European countries: how does it compare with the 'five-a-day'recommendation?

A Naska, VGS Vasdekis, A Trichopoulou… - British journal of …, 2000 - cambridge.org
Recasting the role of fruit and vegetables (F&V) in the diet, and planning national and
international campaigns to enhance their consumption are major public health service …

Fruit and vegetables on prescription: a brief intervention in primary care

Z Buyuktuncer, M Kearney, CL Ryan… - Journal of human …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption is a goal for the UK. Therefore, the
effectiveness of a fruit and vegetable voucher scheme coupled with key 'five‐a …

How much is '5‐a‐day'? A qualitative investigation into consumer understanding of fruit and vegetable intake guidelines

C Rooney, MC McKinley, KM Appleton… - Journal of human …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite the known health benefits of fruit and vegetables (FV), population
intakes remain low. One potential contributing factor may be a lack of understanding …

Has the UK Healthy Start voucher scheme been associated with an increased fruit and vegetable intake among target families? Analysis of Health Survey for England …

RJ Scantlebury, A Moody, O Oyebode… - J Epidemiol Community …, 2018 - jech.bmj.com
Background Healthy Start (HS) is a UK government programme, introduced in 2006,
providing vouchers to pregnant women or families with children aged< 4 who are in receipt …

Fruit and vegetable consumption close to recommendations. A partly web-based nationwide dietary survey in Swedish adults

AM Simunaniemi, A Andersson… - Food & nutrition …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Fruit and vegetables (F&V) are strongly associated with health. The latest
Swedish national dietary survey from a decade ago showed that consumption of F&V was …

Fruit and vegetable intakes, associated characteristics and perceptions of current and future availability in Dutch university students

N van den Bogerd, J Maas, JC Seidell… - Public health …, 2019 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo investigate fruit and vegetable (F&V) intakes of university students and
associated demographic and lifestyle characteristics, and students' perceptions of F&V …

[HTML][HTML] Price discounts significantly enhance fruit and vegetable purchases when combined with nutrition education: a randomized controlled supermarket trial

WE Waterlander, MR de Boer, AJ Schuit… - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background: Reducing fruit and vegetable (F&V) prices is a frequently considered policy to
improve dietary habits in the context of health promotion. However, evidence on the …

Fruits and vegetables at home (FLAM): a randomized controlled trial of the impact of fruits and vegetables vouchers in children from low-income families in an urban …

C Buscail, A Margat, S Petit, J Gendreau, P Daval… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Fruits and Vegetables (FV) consumption is considered a marker of
social inequalities in health since it is considerably decreased in disadvantaged …

[HTML][HTML] Sociodemographic factors and attitudes toward food affordability and health are associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in a low-income French …

H Bihan, K Castetbon, C Mejean, S Peneau… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption, including affordability and attitudes, have
been poorly investigated, especially in European deprived populations. Our objective was to …