Primary schools contribute to promoting healthy eating behaviour and preventing
overweight and obesity by providing nutrition education. Research highlights the importance …

Abstract Purpose of Review To provide a rationale for promoting a vegetables first approach
to complementary feeding (CF), building on prior exposure to vegetable flavours …

Insufficient consumption of fruit and vegetables was found in primary school children. To
address this problem, a three-year school-based multicomponent intervention was …

Background Starting complementary feeding (CF) with vegetables only may improve
vegetable acceptance throughout childhood. Objectives We aimed to test whether exposure …

Children with asthma are at risk of acute exacerbations triggered mainly by viral infections. A
diet high in fruit and vegetables (F&V), a rich source of carotenoids, may improve innate …

Informed by the Innocenti framework, this rapid review of systematic reviews (n= 60) and
sentinel grey literature (n= 27) synthesises the evidence of what works to improve nutrition …

Background Early childhood (from conception to five years) is a key life stage for
interventions to prevent obesity. In the Australian Federation, policy responsibility for obesity …

Background: Mealtime television use has been cross-sectionally associated with suboptimal
diets in children. This study aimed to assess the two-year prospective association between …

Background The diet of toddlers is often not in accordance with dietary recommendations,
putting them at risk of poor health outcomes later in life. Parents can struggle to provide their …

Objectives: Consumption is driven by children's sensory acceptance, but little is known
about the sensory characteristics of vegetables that children commonly eat. A greater …