Caucasian and Mexican American low‐income children's thoughts about vegetables and fruits

Keim, Kathryn S.; Swanson, Marilyn A.; Cann, Sandra E.

doi:10.1080/03670244.2001.9991665

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“…Some children were able to list specific healthy effects [31,33,36,52]. Hill et al (1998) reported that dietary knowledge increased by age in New Zealand [32].…”

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Determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among children and adolescents: a review of the literature. Part II: qualitative studies

Krølner

Rasmussen

Brug

et al. 2011

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundLarge proportions of children do not fulfil the World Health Organization recommendation of eating at least 400 grams of fruit and vegetables (FV) per day. To promote an increased FV intake among children it is important to identify factors which influence their consumption. Both qualitative and quantitative studies are needed. Earlier reviews have analysed evidence from quantitative studies. The aim of this paper is to present a systematic review of qualitative studies of determinants of children's FV intake.MethodsRelevant studies were identified by searching Anthropology Plus, Cinahl, CSA illumine, Embase, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Medline, PsycINFO, and Web of Science using combinations of synonyms for FV intake, children/adolescents and qualitative methods as search terms. The literature search was completed by December 1st 2010. Papers were included if they applied qualitative methods to investigate 6-18-year-olds' perceptions of factors influencing their FV consumption. Quantitative studies, review studies, studies reported in other languages than English, and non-peer reviewed or unpublished manuscripts were excluded. The papers were reviewed systematically using standardised templates for summary of papers, quality assessment, and synthesis of findings across papers.ResultsThe review included 31 studies, mostly based on US populations and focus group discussions. The synthesis identified the following potential determinants for FV intake which supplement the quantitative knowledge base: Time costs; lack of taste guarantee; satiety value; appropriate time/occasions/settings for eating FV; sensory and physical aspects; variety, visibility, methods of preparation; access to unhealthy food; the symbolic value of food for image, gender identity and social interaction with peers; short term outcome expectancies.ConclusionsThe review highlights numerous potential determinants which have not been investigated thoroughly in quantitative studies. Future large scale quantitative studies should attempt to quantify the importance of these factors. Further, mechanisms behind gender, age and socioeconomic differences in FV consumption are proposed which should be tested quantitatively in order to better tailor interventions to vulnerable groups. Finally, the review provides input to the conceptualisation and measurements of concepts (i.e. peer influence, availability in schools) which may refine survey instruments and theoretical frameworks concerning eating behaviours.

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“…Some children were able to list specific healthy effects [31,33,36,52]. Hill et al (1998) reported that dietary knowledge increased by age in New Zealand [32].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies from a range of countries highlighted sensory and physical attributes of fruit and vegetables as both promoters and barriers for fruit and vegetable consumption among children [ 16 , 25 , 27 - 29 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 36 - 47 ]. The sensory attributes of vegetables were often linked to negative connotations.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among children and adolescents: a review of the literature. Part II: qualitative studies

Krølner

Rasmussen

Brug

et al. 2011

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

303

311

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“…These crops are available and easily accessible in the area. Studies [15,16] have shown that children prefer fruits to vegetables because of their sweet flavour. Children in general do not like eating vegetables especially when they are not introduced early.…”

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Dietary Pattern, Anthropometric Indices and Developmental Milestone of Children Aged 6-60 Months in Peri-Urban Communities East of Nigeria

Ibeanu

Onyechi

Ani

et al. 2018

Int. J. Child Health Nutr.

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Background: Good nutritional status is of paramount importance for a child's physical, mental and social development after inter-uterine life. Objective: Dietary pattern, anthropometric indices and developmental milestone of children aged 6-60 months in periurban communities were investigated. Design: The children (236) were randomly selected from health centers and nursery schools in three selected communities. Data were collected with structured questionnaire and anthropometry. The questionnaire administered to the mothers of the children elicited information on their socioeconomic characteristics, dietary pattern and developmental milestones of the children. Anthropometric parameters of the children were measured using standard instruments and procedures. The mean length/height and weight of the children in relation to their ages were compared with WHO child growth standard. Data collected were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results: Less than 6% of the mothers introduced complementary food at 6 months, 31.4% introduced before 6 months and 63.2% after 7 months. Majority (97.5%) of the mothers enriched complementary foods with fish (73.7%), infant formular (72.9%), soybean powder (66.5%) and egg (64.0%). A total of 10.6% and 1.7% of the children were moderately and severely stunted, respectively while 4.7% of them had moderate wasting. Underweight was observed more among children within 6-24 months. The mean ages for sitting, crawling, standing with support and standing without support reported in this study were 6, 7, 8 and 10 months, respectively. Conclusion: Scaling up actions on optimal complementary feeding of children would go a long way in improving their nutritional status and physical development.

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“…Since there was limited research available by applying the TPB model to examine relationship between Food Preference and dietary behavioural intention, present study could provide a new insight regarding to Food Preference. According to some research, it was believed that food preference facilitated people to consume more F&V due to the likeliness of tastes ( Keim, Swanson, & Cann, 2001 ; Lautenschlager & Smith, 2007 ; Krolner et al, 2011 ). Studies of Hartman et al concluded that the perceptions of taste decided people whether or not to eat F&V ( Hartman, Wadsworth, Penny, Van Assema, & Page, 2013 ).…”

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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Special School Students with Mild Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong

Mok¹,

Ling²

2015

GJHS

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Objective:The aim of this study was to predict the fruit and vegetable consumption intention of students with mild intellectual disability in Hong Kong by the application of Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour.Methods:50 students with mild intellectual disability (30 male and 20 female), ranging in age from 15 to 38 years, were participated in this study. By means of face-to-face interviews, demographic data, Food Preference and variables of Theory of Planned Behaviour, such as Attitude, Subjective Norm and Perceived Behavioural Control were measured.Results:20%, 28% and 10% students with mild intellectual disability were rated to be overweight, obese and severely obese respectively. The rest of 10% were classified to be underweight. Regarding the daily intake of fruit and vegetable, 96% students with mild intellectual disability failed to consume sufficient amount. The variables of Theory of Planned Behaviour explained 47.7% of fruit and vegetable consumption intention with significant factors of Attitude, Subjective Norm and Perceived Behavioural Control. Food Preference was found to be a useful construct and further improve the prediction by about 7% after incorporating into the model.Conclusions:Results of this study indicated that Theory of Planned Behaviour is a useful model to predict dietary intention of students with mild intellectual disability in Hong Kong. Food Preference was a significant predictor to model the intention of fruit and vegetable consumption among students other than Attitude, Subjective Norm and Perceived Behavioural Control.

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Caucasian and Mexican American low‐income children's thoughts about vegetables and fruits

Cited by 9 publications

References 25 publications

Determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among children and adolescents: a review of the literature. Part II: qualitative studies

Determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among children and adolescents: a review of the literature. Part II: qualitative studies

Dietary Pattern, Anthropometric Indices and Developmental Milestone of Children Aged 6-60 Months in Peri-Urban Communities East of Nigeria

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Special School Students with Mild Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong

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