Cruciferous vegetables intake & health benefits
There is significant evidence that increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables is of benefit for maintaining health and preventing a host of diseases. But are all fruit and vegetables equal? Cruciferous vegetables, which include amongst others broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, bok choy, kale, watercress, turnip and rocket, seem to be particularly standing out. Three summary reports [...]
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Cruciferous vegetables intake & health benefits
There is significant evidence that increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables is of benefit for maintaining health and preventing a host of diseases. But are all fruit and vegetables equal? Cruciferous vegetables, which include amongst others broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, bok choy, kale, watercress, turnip and rocket, seem to be particularly standing out. Three summary reports [...]
Diet quality and bone health
Strong bones to maintain mobility and independence While the social and economic burden of bone diseases is growing at an alarming rate, health professionals deplore the lack of prophylactic tools and the fact that less than 10% of women with fragility fractures receive any osteoporosis therapy due to several side effects. This is why they [...]
FOOD NUTRITION QUALITY & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The European Commission is committed to achieving the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and supporting their implementation by all players. Health and food-related goals are prominent in this global agenda and strengthening health and food systems is therefore key. The articles in this issue make an important contribution to the evidence base needed [...]
EGEA 2018
Nutrition and Health: from Science to Practice Statement and Awarded posters As the scientific coordinator of EGEA and of this newsletter, I am delighted to dedicate this edition of GFVN to the EGEA conference, which took place in Lyon from 7-9 November, 2018. This 8th EGEA conference, entitled “Nutrition & health: from science to practice”, [...]
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, F&V CONSUMPTION AND THE POWER OF EU POLICY TO PROMOTE BOTH
Despite dramatic progress in tackling premature deaths from heart disease and stroke in recent decades, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death and ill-health in the European Union (EU) – accounting for 1.8 million deaths every year (3.9 million deaths in the WHO European region)1. At a population level, dietary factors are by [...]