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Fruit and vegetable consumption among children in Saudi Arabia: Predictors and associations with dietary intake.

Walaa Abdullah MumenaHebah Alawi Kutbi
Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2024)
Limited intake of F&V was observed among Saudi children. F&V consumption was found to be associated with a number of sociodemographic factors, including region of residency, paternal education level and family income, as well as children's food neophobia and pickiness. Children's intake of F&V predicted higher intake of fibre, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iodine and vitamin C, suggesting that F&V consumption may contribute to improved intake of key nutrients in children.
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