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Consumption Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Dietary Nutrient Density among French Children and Adults

Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption is a marker of higher-quality diets; less is known about the contribution of 100% fruit and vegetable juices (FVJ) to diet quality. Objective: To explore FVJ consumption patterns in relation to dietary nutrient density among French children (aged 3–14 year...

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Autores principales: Francou, Aurée, Hebel, Pascale, Braesco, Véronique, Drewnowski, Adam
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26213964
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7085268
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author Francou, Aurée
Hebel, Pascale
Braesco, Véronique
Drewnowski, Adam
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description Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption is a marker of higher-quality diets; less is known about the contribution of 100% fruit and vegetable juices (FVJ) to diet quality. Objective: To explore FVJ consumption patterns in relation to dietary nutrient density among French children (aged 3–14 years old) and adults (≥21 years old). Methods: Analyses were based on the nationally representative 2013 CCAF (Comportements et Consommations Alimentaires en France) survey of 1930 respondents, stratified by age group, FVJ consumption, and socioeconomic status (SES). Dietary nutrient density was based on the Nutrient Rich Food (NRF9.3) index, adjusted for gender and age. Results: Mean total consumption of fruits and vegetables was 2.6 servings/day for children and 3.8 servings/day for adults. Mean population consumption of FVJ was 83 mL/day for children and 54.6 mL/day for adults, equivalent to 0.4 servings/day and 0.3 servings/day respectively. FVJ consumers had higher quality diets than did non-consumers, after adjusting for covariates. The respective NRF9.3 values were 486.4 ± 4.3 vs. 428.7 ± 7.5 for children and 460.7 ± 4.4 vs. 435.4 ± 4.4 for adults. FVJ consumers had similar or higher intakes of fruits and vegetables than did non-consumers. The socioeconomic gradient for FVJ consumption was much weaker (p < 0.046) than for whole fruit (p < 0.01). Conclusions: In a nationally representative sample of French children and adults, fruit and vegetable consumption fell short of recommended values. Higher FVJ consumption was associated with higher-quality diets and better compliance with the French National Plan for Nutrition and Health (PNNS).
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spelling pubmed-45551082015-09-01 Consumption Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Dietary Nutrient Density among French Children and Adults Francou, Aurée Hebel, Pascale Braesco, Véronique Drewnowski, Adam Nutrients Article Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption is a marker of higher-quality diets; less is known about the contribution of 100% fruit and vegetable juices (FVJ) to diet quality. Objective: To explore FVJ consumption patterns in relation to dietary nutrient density among French children (aged 3–14 years old) and adults (≥21 years old). Methods: Analyses were based on the nationally representative 2013 CCAF (Comportements et Consommations Alimentaires en France) survey of 1930 respondents, stratified by age group, FVJ consumption, and socioeconomic status (SES). Dietary nutrient density was based on the Nutrient Rich Food (NRF9.3) index, adjusted for gender and age. Results: Mean total consumption of fruits and vegetables was 2.6 servings/day for children and 3.8 servings/day for adults. Mean population consumption of FVJ was 83 mL/day for children and 54.6 mL/day for adults, equivalent to 0.4 servings/day and 0.3 servings/day respectively. FVJ consumers had higher quality diets than did non-consumers, after adjusting for covariates. The respective NRF9.3 values were 486.4 ± 4.3 vs. 428.7 ± 7.5 for children and 460.7 ± 4.4 vs. 435.4 ± 4.4 for adults. FVJ consumers had similar or higher intakes of fruits and vegetables than did non-consumers. The socioeconomic gradient for FVJ consumption was much weaker (p < 0.046) than for whole fruit (p < 0.01). Conclusions: In a nationally representative sample of French children and adults, fruit and vegetable consumption fell short of recommended values. Higher FVJ consumption was associated with higher-quality diets and better compliance with the French National Plan for Nutrition and Health (PNNS). MDPI 2015-07-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4555108/ /pubmed/26213964 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7085268 Text en © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full Consumption Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Dietary Nutrient Density among French Children and Adults
title_fullStr Consumption Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Dietary Nutrient Density among French Children and Adults
title_full_unstemmed Consumption Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Dietary Nutrient Density among French Children and Adults
title_short Consumption Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Dietary Nutrient Density among French Children and Adults
title_sort consumption patterns of fruit and vegetable juices and dietary nutrient density among french children and adults
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26213964
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7085268
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