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 differences across countries
The World Health Organization has long advocated for the increased consumption of fruit, vegetables, pulses and wholegrains, and recommends that they form the central basis of a healthy diet. However, we know that many people across the world do not consume the recommended 400 grams (or 5 portions) of fruit and vegetables per day – [...]
Health benefits of F&V consumption A worldwide
The societal burden of disease due to the epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity and cognitive decline – the latter in the more and more senile societies - may be contained by dietary lifestyle based on fruit and vegetables. The picture of the evidence concerning the favorable effect on health associated with fruit and vegetables [...]
FOOD TAXES & SUBSIDIES A worldwide
In this newsletter you will find summaries of three important articles that have considered health-related food taxes and subsidies written by Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Adam Briggs and Oliver Mytton. Their important work (partially summarised here) has added to the evidence surrounding food taxes and subsidies. The modelling studies described by Briggs and Ni Mhurchu are [...]
POLYPHENOLS A worldwide
Polyphenols are widely consumed with fruits, vegetables and plant-derived beverages such as fruit juices, tea, coffee or wine. They form one of the most extensively studied families of food bioactives, with quite diverse biological properties including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antiproliferating, or antiangiogenic effects, widely documented in preclinical studies. Many randomized clinical trials published over the [...]
Special WIC A worldwide
USA’s WIC Program Invests in Healthier Nutrition for Low-Income Families Nutritious foods, nutrition and breastfeeding education, and improved healthcare access for low and moderate income women and young children with, or at risk of developing, nutrition-related health problems, are the core focus for WIC services -- the USA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, [...]
School food options to increase vegetable consumption
Increasing children’s fruit and vegetables intake is a significant goal of paediatricians, nutritionists, and public health experts. However this goal is not easy to reach, due to a strong obesogenic environment in which children are submerged even at home and at school. Children are bombarded by junk food advertising, through their parents’ “life rush” driving [...]
Bioactive components in F&V
Plant dietary products are rich in numerous vital micronutrients- vitamins and mineralsand bioactive compounds, such as carotenoids and polyphenols. Their consumption, associated to a better lifestyle, contributes to the well-being and prevention of chronic diseases. In this series, a focus is done by Prof. Shashirekha on polyphenols, which are particularly abundant in fruits and vegetables. [...]