Global F&V Newsletter
The Global Fruit and Veg Newsletter (GFVN) is a monthly newsletter published since 2006 * throughout more than 30 countries involved in the promotion of fruit and vegetables consumption worldwide to improve public health. The articles published are scientifically based and come from the literature review. Doing so allows us to disseminate the scientific knowledge outside the box and share the work with more than 10 000 readers from other disciplines (Scientists, health professionals, fruit and vegetable professionals, consumer associations, journalists and general public).
*GFVN replaces the Ifava Scientific Newsletter
« F&V CONSUMPTION AND BONE HEALTH »
Osteoporosis is recognized as a major public health problem and its incidence is very likely to be exacerbated in the coming years, owing to the lack of prophylactic agents. Therefore, there is an urgent need to provide validated new tools for healthcare professionals in order to delay metabolic and functional alterations of the skeleton. The [...]
« INTERVENTIONS AT WORKPLACE »
Health promotion at worksites can effectively increase intake of fruit and vegetables Bandoni and colleagues present an extensive intervention at twentynine worksites in Brazil, where they successfully increased the availability of fruit and vegetable by 49g per day. With a four stage ecological approach they developed a manual, involved the cafeteria managers in culinary workshops, [...]
« THE SOUTH AFRICA DILEMMA: MALNUTRITION AND OBESITY.
WHAT ABOUT VEGETABLES AND FRUIT? »
South African demographics include a mix of developed and developing communities, each with their own associated health problems and risk profiles. There are areas in which communities will increasingly suffer from noncommunicable diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Against this, the incidence of micro-nutrient malnutrition, stunting and even overt malnutrition will be [...]
« CHILDREN’S HEALTH IN CANADA »
While Canada is one of the world’s most prosperous nations, the health of our children is dismal: Canadian school-aged youth are among the most obese in the world (27 out of 29 developed nations). It is known that six in ten obese children have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and an additional [...]
« F&V INTAKE AND CONSUMPTION OF UNHEALTHY SNACKS »
Side effects of fruit and vegetable promotion In this issue of the IFAVA newsletter three short papers are presented focussing on possible positive ‘side effects’ of promoting fruit and vegetable intakes. Because children across Europe eat fewer fruits and vegetables than is recommended by health authorities, interventions to promote fruits and vegetables among youngsters are [...]
« F&V AND TYPE 2 DIABETES »
Fruits and vegetables: important to prevent type 2 diabetes? The evidence from prospective studies that the consumption of fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of cardiovascular events is overwhelmingly supportive. In contrast, prospective studies have overall produced quite heterogeneous results when evaluating the risk to develop type 2 diabetes. The accompanied meta-analysis in this issue [...]
« WOMEN'S DIET IN AUSTRALIA »
Women's diet in Australia In this edition of the newsletter, Williams, Thornton, Mishra and their colleagues present findings of research examining eating behaviours of Australian women and the influences on them. This research is at the leading edge of work being conducted internationally. It shows that while women consume more fruit and vegetables and generally [...]