Child consumption of whole fruit and fruit juice following six months of exposure to a pediatric fruit and vegetable prescription program

Burrington et al. (2020) tell us that rural families are often at risk of developing diet-related diseases despite their close proximity to farms. This study introduced families to a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (F&VRx), which consisted of family cooking and nutrition classes and shopping at a pilot online produce site. These families had been […]

This 2018 study investigated whether food advertising literacy training influences children’s food choices, with a particular focus on its effect on the manner in which children weigh the importance of taste characteristics in their food decisions. Of the 39 participants (aged 8-13 years), twenty-three children had four sessions of food advertising literacy training. During these […]