Fruits and vegetables at home (FLAM): a randomized controlled trial of the impact of fruits and vegetables vouchers in children from low-income families in an urban district of France
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2018
- handle: 10670/1.ffbpmc
- hal: hal-01883328
- doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5908-5
- PRODINRA: 441943
- PUBMED: 30153820
- PUBMEDCENTRAL: PMC6114184
- WOS: 000443369000001
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Dietary behaviour Disadvantaged populations Food vouchers Fruits and vegetables MESH: Child MESH: Child, Preschool MESH: Vegetables MESH: Vulnerable Populations MESH: Diet MESH: Food Assistance MESH: France MESH: Fruit MESH: Poverty MESH: Program Evaluation MESH: Urban Population -bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie -bio]/Food and NutritionSujets proches
Pomology Fruits Childhood Youngsters Pedology (Child study) Kids (Children)Citer ce document
Camille Buscail et al., « Fruits and vegetables at home (FLAM): a randomized controlled trial of the impact of fruits and vegetables vouchers in children from low-income families in an urban district of France », HAL-SHS : sociologie, ID : 10.1186/s12889-018-5908-5
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Background: Fruits and Vegetables (FV) consumption is considered a marker of social inequalities in health since it is considerably decreased in disadvantaged populations. The main objective of this trial was to evaluate the impact of vouchers for FV purchase on the consumption of FV among children living in disadvantaged families in a French urban district.Methods: The FLAM study was a controlled randomized intervention trial, performed in Saint-Denis (North suburbs of Paris). The study group (intervention or control) was randomly attributed to parent-child pairs at inclusion. The intervention group received vouchers exchangeable for FV over a 1 year period. Nutritional education through workshops was available for both groups. FV consumption was assessed through face-to-face food frequency questionnaires. Participants who reported eating less than 3.5 FV per day were considered low FV consumers.Results: A total of 92 parent-child pairs were included, in which 45 were allocated to the intervention group and 47 to the control group. Amongst them, 64 completed the final follow-up questionnaire (30% lost to follow-up). After one year, the proportion of low FV consumers in children was significantly lower in the intervention group (29.4%) compared to the control group (66.7%, p = 0.005). Overall, 82% of the vouchers were used by the families.Conclusions: This study found a decreased proportion of small consumers in children after 1 year of distribution of FV vouchers compared to the control group. FV vouchers could be an effective lever to increase FV consumption among children from disadvantaged households.