Paula Varela, Sofia De Rosso, Andreia Ferreira Moura, Martina Galler, Kaat Philippe, Abigail Pickard, Tija Rageliene, Julia Sick, Roselinde van Nee, Valérie L Almli, Gastón Ares, Alice Grønhøj, Sara Spinelli, Ellen van Kleef
This narrative review revises the scientific evidence of recent years on healthy eating in children and adolescents, making sense of promising avenues of action, from a food system perspective. A conceptual framework is provided to better understand how eating habits of children and adolescents are shaped to identify key multisectoral approaches that should be implemented to promote healthier diets. The following influencing factors are discussed: individual factors (physiological and psychological factors, food preferences and food literacy competencies), factors within the personal and socio-cultural food environments, external food environments, and the supply chain...
September 25, 2023: Nutrition Research Reviews