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Changes in accessibility and preferences predict children's future fruit and vegetable intake.

Elling Bere1, Knut-Inge Klepp

  • 1Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. e.t.bere@medisin.uio.no

The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
|October 12, 2005
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Improving children's fruit and vegetable intake requires understanding behavior drivers. Changes in accessibility and preferences are key predictors of future consumption in school children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Behavioral Science
  • Public Health Interventions

Background:

  • Low fruit and vegetable consumption is prevalent among children, necessitating research into behavioral determinants.
  • Understanding the etiology of dietary behaviors is crucial for designing effective public health interventions.
  • Accessibility and preferences are known correlates of fruit and vegetable intake, but their longitudinal impact requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify predictors of future fruit and vegetable intake in school children.
  • To explore the longitudinal interactions between accessibility and preferences in relation to fruit and vegetable consumption.
  • To inform the development of targeted interventions for improving children's diets.

Main Methods:

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  • Longitudinal study involving 816 pupils (mean age 11.8 years) from 20 control schools.
  • Data collected via baseline and follow-up surveys assessing accessibility, preferences, and fruit/vegetable intake.
  • Multiple regression analyses guided by Social Cognitive Theory were employed to identify predictors.

    • Main Results:

    • All baseline variables significantly correlated with future fruit and vegetable intake, though past intake was the strongest predictor.
    • Changes in home and school accessibility, alongside changes in preferences, significantly predicted future intake.
    • Baseline accessibility moderated the relationship between changes in preferences and changes in intake, highlighting interaction effects.

    Conclusions:

    • Modifications in accessibility and preferences are critical factors influencing children's future fruit and vegetable intake.
    • Interventions should prioritize strategies aimed at enhancing accessibility and positively shaping preferences for fruits and vegetables.
    • Longitudinal data reveal dynamic relationships between environmental factors, personal preferences, and dietary behavior in children.