Vegetables and Nutrition

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee	2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report Recommendations that will serve as a basis for the sixth edition of Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Includes answers to questions and discussion of science related to meeting recommended nutrient intakes, physical activity and energy intake, discretionary calories, fats and health, carbohydrates, selected food groups (fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and milk products) and health, fluid, sodium, and potassium intake and health, ethanol and health, and food safety. Messages for dietary guidance based on the science discussed are presented. Appendices include "Glossary," "Description of USDA Analyses," "Summary Tables from Systematic Review," "Brief History of Dietary Guidelines," "Summary of Public Comments," and more. (more) Publication Month: August 2004	Sep 2, 2004
	Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, documentation, questionnaires, and publications related to this telephone survey of health risks in the United States. The data set may be downloaded, or tables and charts of prevalence data or trend data may be generated for the desired behavior or circumstance and the desired state (or nationwide). Data are available for 1995-2001. Prevalence data categories include cardiovascular disease, cholesterol awareness, demographics, diabetes, health status, hypertension awareness, nutrition, risk factors and calculated variables, weight control, and more. Trend data is available for the negative behaviors/circumstances diabetes awareness, not enought fruits and vegetables, obesity by body mass index, overweight by body mass index, and others. (more)	Jul 7, 2003
	Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B., et al.	Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables in Relation to the Risk of Developing Acute Coronary Syndromes; the CARDIO2000 Case-Control Study Report of a study on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and acute coronary syndrome. Publication Date: Thursday, May 8, 2003	Jul 29, 2003
	Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Dietary Guidance Message About Fruits and Vegetables - A Collaborative Effort with the National Cancer Institute News release regarding the FDA/NCI dietary guidance message regarding diets rich in fruits and vegetables, which manufacturers may use on food labels. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2003	Aug 1, 2003
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling; Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish; Identification of the 20 Most Frequently Consumed Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish; Reopening of the Comment Period Reopening of the comment period for a proposed rule to amend voluntary nutrition labeling regulations by updating names and nutrition labeling values for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the U.S. (67 FR 12918). Includes some modifications to the nutrition labeling values. (more) Deadline: Friday, June 3, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, April 4, 2005	May 25, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Standards: Amendment of Standards of Identity for Enriched Grain Products to Require Addition of Folic Acid Final rule that amends the standards of identity for certain enriched grain products, enriched bromated flour, enriched vegetable macaroni, and enriched vegetable noodle products to require fortification with folic acid. Comments received in response to the proposed rule are addressed, as is the economic impact, including discussion of the costs and benefits of different regulatory options. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, March 5, 1996	Aug 5, 2004
	Canadian Department of Justice	Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations Unofficial version of the Canadian Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations, provided for reference. Includes regulations regarding grades and standards, safety, packaging, labeling, trade, inspection, and more. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2002	Jan 3, 2003
	Pons, Luis	Heart-Friendly Corn Oil? New High-Oleic Corn Varieties Make It Possible This article describes new lines of corn bred by USDA and Iowa State University scientists, some of which have high percentages of oleic acid. (more) Publication Month: August 2003	Aug 18, 2003
	Reed, Jane; Frazão, Elizabeth; Itskowitz, Rachel	How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables? Analysis of the costs to consumers of fruits and vegetables (per pound and per serving) based on ACNielsen Homescan data from 1999. Includes discussion of what fruits and vegetables are being bought, costs of meeting dietary recommendations, the most and least expensive forms (fresh, frozen, canned, etc.) of fruits and vegetables, and more. (more) Publication Month: July 2004	Aug 11, 2004
	Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables? Data files that present calculations of total pounds or pints purchased at retail, total dollars spent, average retail price, serving size, servings per pound or pint, and dollars per serving for many fruits and vegetables, based on data from ACNielsen Homescan 1999 household food purchases from all types of retail outlets. The data supported the report with the same title issued by ERS in July 2004. The report can be accessed from this page. (more) Publication Month: August 2004	Aug 11, 2004
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	Microbiological Hazards in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Report of the Expert Meeting FAO and WHO convened on 19–21 October 2007 to consider how to adequately address the extensive request for scientific advice received from the 38th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) on the microbiological hazards associated with fresh produce. (more) Publication Year: 2008	Feb 22, 2008
	Hartline-Grafton, Heather; Nyman, Rebecca; Briefel, Ronette; Cohen, Rhoda	Prototype Notebook: Short Questions on Dietary Intake, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Report on survey questions used to assess dietary intake, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors for low- income adults. Questions are ranked and information on question source, administration, reliability, validity, sensitivity to change, availability in another language, and other parameters is provided. Questions are listed that are related to fruits and vegetables, grains, legumes, and fiber, variety, fat, calcium food sources, nonalcoholic beverages, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Appendices include "Instruments Inventoried and Question Topic Areas," "Instruments Reviewed But Not Inventoried," "Glossary of Terms Used in the Notebook Template," "Instruments with Questions That Were Not Ranked," and "Citations". (more) Publication Month: September 2004	Sep 15, 2004
	Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Studies, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health	Short Dietary Assessment Instruments Short instruments for assessing dietary intake of fruits and vegetables and percent energy from fat.	Jul 21, 2004
	Guthrie, Joanne F.	Understanding Fruit and Vegetable Choices - Research Briefs Research briefs regarding fruit and vegetable consumption and the economic, behavioral, and social factors that affect consumers' fruit and vegetable choices. (more) Publication Month: November 2004	Nov 17, 2004
	Nutrient Data Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Food Composition Data Access to the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16-1, the USDA Database for the Choline Content of Common Foods - 2004, the USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods - 2003, Nutritive Value of Foods (HG-72), the USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors, Release 5 (2003), the USDA - Iowa State University Database on the Isoflavone Content of Foods - Release 1.3, 2002, data on Selected Foods Containing Trans Fatty Acids, Keyfoods, data on the Oxalic Acid Content of Selected Vegetables, and more. (more)	Aug 31, 2001

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