Getting the facts on 5 a day
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- Add produce to your life. // Consumer Reports on Health;Mar1997, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p29
Suggests an easy method to comply with recommended 5 to 9 daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
- Use of the transtheoretical model of change to successfully predict fruit and vegetable consumption. Van Duyn, Mary Ann S.; Heimendinger, Jerianne // Journal of Nutrition Education;Nov/Dec98, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p371
Examines the applicability of the transtheoretical model of change to assess readiness to increase fruit and vegetable intake in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States. Association with demographic, psychosocial and lifestyle factors; Stage of change and multiple...
- Life-course influences on fruit and vegetable trajectories: Qualitative analysis of food choices. Devine, Carol M.; Connors, Margaret // Journal of Nutrition Education;Nov/Dec98, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p361
Examines the development of food choice trajectories for fruit and vegetable use. Continuity and change across the lifespan; Life transitions, trajectories of actions and the timing of life events in relationship to historical changes and present contexts; Use of a life-course approach in the...
- Barriers toward fruit and vegetable consumption in a multiethnic worksite population. Cohen, Nancy L.; Stoddard, Anne M. // Journal of Nutrition Education;Nov/Dec98, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p381
Identifies barriers to fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption in a multiethnic worksite population and related them to F&V intake and demographics in the United States. Characteristics of the sample; Relationship between education and perception of barriers; Implications for researchers and...
- RIPE WITH KNOWLEDGE. // Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;Jun2011, Vol. 72 Issue 6, p50
The article reports that seasons fruits and vegetables provide higher nutritional value than other non-seasonal fruits and vegetables.
- Survey: Kids Prefer Homework to Eating Their Vegetables. Harper, Roseanne // SN: Supermarket News;9/3/2007, Vol. 55 Issue 36, p44
The article reports that Green Giant, in a survey, has found that children in the U.S. are falling far short of eating the recommended minimum five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. The study shows parents find it easier to persuade their children to do their homework than to get...
- Eat right with color. // Functional U;Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p21
The article recommends to put more colors on the plate as a simple approach to good nutrition. It explains that eating more colorful vegetables and fruits means that the person is likely to eat the vitamins and minerals essential for health. According to the article green produce such as...
- To Your Health. // Word (Word Publications - Ted Fleischaker);May2009, p61
The article discusses the health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables and offers suggestions for adding fruits and vegetables to a person's diet. Based on the food pyramid, an individual should have two to four servings of fruits and three to five servings of vegetables a day. According to...
- super foods. // Country Living;Jun2007, Vol. 30 Issue 6, following p96
The article presents information on fruits and vegetables which help to maintain healthy life in the long run. It states that berries are packed with flavonoids and polyphenols like ellagic acid. It has been said that broccoli is the single breast cancer-preventive vegetable and most nutritious...
