Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption

FAO; Ministry of Social Development and Family of Chile

Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Santiago, Chile ;

Pages 26 p.

Author FAO; Ministry of Social Development and Family of Chile

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-135512-1

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Global fruit and vegetable (F&V) production and consumption are significantly below the threshold needed to meet the FAO and World Health Organization (WHO) recommended F&V intake. In 2017, approximately 4 million premature deaths globally were attributable to insufficient F&V consumption. Globally, very few policy actions specifically promote F&V consumption beyond school-based interventions. Communication and behavior change interventions are insufficient on their own. International evidence suggests that fiscal policies, and policies and programmes that increase access to fresh F&Vs through mobile produce markets can be effective in increasing F&V consumption.

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FAO and Ministry of Social Development and Family of Chile. 2021. Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption. Santiago de Chile.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7956en

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