Daily Polyphenol Intake in France from Fruit and Vegetables

Increasing the intake of fruit and vegetables

Measuring intake of fruit and vegetables

This chapter describes methods for estimating fruit and vegetable intake: household measures, questionnaire measures of usual or habitual intake and recording of actual or current intake (Table 7). These methods are used for various purposes, including nutrition surveillance, epidemiological research (case—control and cohort studies) and methodological research for validation of other dietary m...

Intake of fruit and vegetables: implications for bone health.

'These famous words by Mencken in the early 20th century about the meaning of life and death, may also apply to the struggle of the healthy skeleton against the deleterious effects of retained acid!' (Kraut & Coburn, 1994). The health-related benefit of a high consumption of fruit and vegetables and the influence of this food group on a variety of diseases has been gaining increasing prominence...

Intake of Fruit, Vegetables, and Fruit Juices and Risk of Diabetes in Women

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the association between fruit, vegetable, and fruit juice intake and development of type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 71,346 female nurses aged 38-63 years who were free of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes in 1984 were followed for 18 years, and dietary information was collected using a semiquantitative food ...

On carrots and curiosity: eating fruit and vegetables is associated with greater flourishing in daily life.

OBJECTIVES Our aim was to determine whether eating fruit and vegetables (FV) is associated with other markers of well-being beyond happiness and life satisfaction. Towards this aim, we tested whether FV consumption is associated with greater eudaemonic well-being - a state of flourishing characterized by feelings of engagement, meaning, and purpose in life. We also tested associations with two ...