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 availability at home
Whether the quality and amount of food intake are a private matter or a Public health issue may be debated. It is part of anyone’s freedom to eat what and when he wishes to do so... in theory. There are several reasons why this issue has limits: The natural history of nutrition teaches us that [...]
Influence of F&V school
Schools should be in the front line in health promotion Schools seem to be ideal settings to form children’s behaviour. They reach most children for a number of years at a critical age when habits are still being evolved. They are the places where children spend most of their time in contact with qualified personnel [...]
Consume F&V for your mental health
Staying happy, whatever the season Depending on the season, our experience of a good mood changes. In summer and winter, it’s not just our clothes that change – the way we take care of our health differs too. Your mind and your brain are like a garden; to produce fruits, vegetables, or a healthy state [...]
Healthy diet & CVD: recommendation for practioners
Diet and cardiovascular disease In most cases, cardiovascular diseases don’t occur by accident. Lifestyle has an important part to play, not only in its occurrence but also in prevention. We all know the risk factors that we have to avoid – smoking, having a sedentary lifestyle, being overweight, stress, and so on… But we should [...]
Nutrition and Eye Health
Despite being an extremely active field of research, ocular nutrition remains relatively unknown to both health professionals and patients. Downie et al. have shown that patients have high expectations when it comes to getting advice on their diet. Opticians appear to be good people to talk to on the topic. Physiopathological and epidemiological data has [...]
Healthy Diet and Pregnancy
Is the focus on proper nutrition during pregnancy a recent concept? Actually, not at all. Even in the Old Testament in the book of Judges, chapter 13, we find a description of the first prenatal visit. Manoach’s wife was sterile and did not have any children. The angel of the Lord appeared to her and [...]
Physicians facing the challenge of nutrition
Though there is a general consensus that the success of a nutrition policy strongly relies on the improvement in the food environment, this should not lead to abandon any effort to improve consumer awareness, knowledge and understanding of nutrition. The papers in this issue clearly show that this is still a challenge for physicians and [...]
Social approaches to promote F&V consumption
There is a current consensus in the world today on the protective effect of fruit and vegetables consumption on most of the diseases that affect us, especially cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes. In spite of this knowledge, consumption remains low. To address this situation, new strategies are required to encourage fruit and vegetables consumption [...]