Vegetables: New Zealand Children Are Not Eating Enough

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aut.relation.articlenumber134en_NZ
aut.relation.journalFrontiers in Nutritionen_NZ
aut.relation.volume5en_NZ
aut.researcherSavila, Fa'Asisila
dc.contributor.authorRush, Een_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSavila, Fen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorJalili-Moghaddam, Sen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorAmoah, Ien_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-11T22:49:26Z
dc.date.available2019-04-11T22:49:26Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_NZ
dc.date.issued2019en_NZ
dc.description.abstractWe know that eating a variety of vegetables every day is associated with favorable health across the lifecourse. Internationally, food-based dietary guidelines encourage the consumption of a variety of vegetables and fruit but globally,people are not eating enough vegetables to meet the three-or-more-a-day guideline. Vegetables are good sources of vitamins and minerals, fiber, and many bioactive compounds that promote health and provide energy. They also help reduce hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiencies) and support the healthy growth and development of children. New Zealand is a world leader in the production of diverse nutrients and foods yet poverty and other environmental barriers mean only one in two children eats three-or-more servings of vegetables a day. Price and availability are limiting factors. The proliferation of community, school and home vegetable gardens and vegetable cooperatives may improve access. On a macro level, upstream policies such as a “living wage,” affordable housing, and land-use planning are required. International dietary solutions include an agricultural shift to intensified horticulture with a focus on vegetables. The consumption of more plant-based foods including vegetables would reduce green-house gases, reduce land clearing, and help prevent diet-related disease if consumed daily across the lifecourse.
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Nutrition, 5:134. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2018.00134
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fnut.2018.00134en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn2296-861Xen_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/12439
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2018.00134/full
dc.rights© 2019 Rush, Savila, Jalili-Moghaddam and Amoah. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectVegetables; Lifecourse health; Supply; Cost; Children; Actions
dc.titleVegetables: New Zealand Children Are Not Eating Enoughen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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