Working together to increase Australian children’s liking of vegetables: A position statement by the vegetable intake strategic alliance (VISA)

Authors

David N. Cox
Karen J. Campbell
Lynne Cobiac
Claire Gardner
Lucinda Hancock
Gilly Hendrie
Amber Kelaart
Michelle Lausen
Astrid Poelman
Ros Sambell, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Kim M. Tikellis
Bonnie Wiggins

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Public Health Nutrition

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

RAS ID

60296

Funders

Hort Innovation / Australian Government / CSIRO / Flinders University / Nutrition Australia Victoria Division

Comments

Cox, D. N., Campbell, K. J., Cobiac, L., Gardner, C., Hancock, L., Hendrie, G. . . . Wiggins, B. (2023). Working together to increase Australian children’s liking of vegetables: A position statement by the vegetable intake strategic alliance (VISA). Public Health Nutrition, 26(11), 2271-2275. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980023001398

Abstract

Children need to be repeatedly and consistently exposed to a variety of vegetables from an early age to achieve an increase in vegetable intake. A focus on enjoyment and learning to like eating vegetables at an early age is critical to forming favourable lifelong eating habits. Coordinated work is needed to ensure vegetables are available and promoted in a range of settings, using evidence-based initiatives, to create an environment that will support children’s acceptance of vegetables. This will help to facilitate increased intake, and ultimately realise the associated health benefits. The challenges and evidence base for a new approach are described.

DOI

10.1017/S1368980023001398

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