Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption among European schoolchildren: rationale, conceptualization and design of the pro children project
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/2685 2023-05-15T16:52:20+02:00 Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption among European schoolchildren: rationale, conceptualization and design of the pro children project Klepp, Knut-Inge Pérez-Rodrigo, Carmen De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse Due, P Pernille Elmadfa, Ibrahim Haraldsdóttir, Jóhanna Konig, Jurgen Sjostrom, Michael Thórsdóttir, Inga Vaz de Almeida, Maria Daniel Yngve, Agneta Brug, Johannes 2006-05-16T12:01:28Z YES http://hdl.handle.net/2336/2685 https://doi.org/10.1159/000087245 en eng Karger http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000087245 Ann. Nutr. Metab. 2005, 49(4):212-20 0250-6807 16088084 doi:10.1159/000087245 NUR12 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/2685 Annals of nutrition & metabolism Diet Fruit Vegetables Child Nutrition Diet Surveys Follow-Up Studies Health Promotion Mental Recall Nutrition Assessment Parents Research Design Schools Child Adolescent Randomized Controlled Trials Article 2006 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1159/000087245 2022-05-29T08:20:50Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field BACKGROUND/AIMS: The Pro Children Project was designed to assess fruit and vegetable consumption in European schoolchildren and their parents, as well as determinants of the children's consumption patterns. A second objective was to develop and test strategies, applicable across Europe, for promoting consumption of fruits and vegetables among schoolchildren and their parents. In this paper, the rationale, theoretical background, overall design and implementation of the project is presented. METHODS: Surveys of national, representative samples of 11-year-old schoolchildren and their parents were conducted in 9 countries, i.e. in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Comprehensive school-based educational programmes have been developed and tested in three settings, i.e. in Spain, the Netherlands and in Norway. A precoded 24-hour recall form combined with a set of food frequency questions assessing regular intake were used to assess fruit and vegetable consumption. Determinants were assessed employing a comprehensive theoretical framework including personal, social and environmental factors related to fruit and vegetable consumption. The intervention programmes have been tested employing a group-randomized trial design where schools have been randomly allocated to an intervention arm and a delayed intervention arm. Surveys among all participating children and their parents were conducted prior to the initiation of the intervention, immediately after the end of the intervention and at the end of the subsequent school year. CONCLUSION: The project is expected to provide new information of great importance for improving our understanding of consumption patterns of fruits and vegetables and for guiding future efforts to promote increased consumption patterns across Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Norway Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 49 4 212 220 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field BACKGROUND/AIMS: The Pro Children Project was designed to assess fruit and vegetable consumption in European schoolchildren and their parents, as well as determinants of the children's consumption patterns. A second objective was to develop and test strategies, applicable across Europe, for promoting consumption of fruits and vegetables among schoolchildren and their parents. In this paper, the rationale, theoretical background, overall design and implementation of the project is presented. METHODS: Surveys of national, representative samples of 11-year-old schoolchildren and their parents were conducted in 9 countries, i.e. in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Comprehensive school-based educational programmes have been developed and tested in three settings, i.e. in Spain, the Netherlands and in Norway. A precoded 24-hour recall form combined with a set of food frequency questions assessing regular intake were used to assess fruit and vegetable consumption. Determinants were assessed employing a comprehensive theoretical framework including personal, social and environmental factors related to fruit and vegetable consumption. The intervention programmes have been tested employing a group-randomized trial design where schools have been randomly allocated to an intervention arm and a delayed intervention arm. Surveys among all participating children and their parents were conducted prior to the initiation of the intervention, immediately after the end of the intervention and at the end of the subsequent school year. CONCLUSION: The project is expected to provide new information of great importance for improving our understanding of consumption patterns of fruits and vegetables and for guiding future efforts to promote increased consumption patterns across Europe. |
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Klepp, Knut-Inge Pérez-Rodrigo, Carmen De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse Due, P Pernille Elmadfa, Ibrahim Haraldsdóttir, Jóhanna Konig, Jurgen Sjostrom, Michael Thórsdóttir, Inga Vaz de Almeida, Maria Daniel Yngve, Agneta Brug, Johannes |
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Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption among European schoolchildren: rationale, conceptualization and design of the pro children project |
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