Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review

Background: Despite well-documented health benefits, fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake remains below recommended levels globally. Objectives: This scoping review aimed to identify effective intervention strategies to increase F&V intake. Methods: We searched PubMed and Web of Science (February 2023...

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Autores principales: Koyratty, Nadia, Azupogo, Fusta, Smith, Taryn J., Hinnouho, Guy-Marino, Tharaney, Manisha, Bliznashka, Lilia, Olney, Deanna K., Hess, Sonja Y.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175727
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author Koyratty, Nadia
Azupogo, Fusta
Smith, Taryn J.
Hinnouho, Guy-Marino
Tharaney, Manisha
Bliznashka, Lilia
Olney, Deanna K.
Hess, Sonja Y.
author_browse Azupogo, Fusta
Bliznashka, Lilia
Hess, Sonja Y.
Hinnouho, Guy-Marino
Koyratty, Nadia
Olney, Deanna K.
Smith, Taryn J.
Tharaney, Manisha
author_facet Koyratty, Nadia
Azupogo, Fusta
Smith, Taryn J.
Hinnouho, Guy-Marino
Tharaney, Manisha
Bliznashka, Lilia
Olney, Deanna K.
Hess, Sonja Y.
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description Background: Despite well-documented health benefits, fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake remains below recommended levels globally. Objectives: This scoping review aimed to identify effective intervention strategies to increase F&V intake. Methods: We searched PubMed and Web of Science (February 2023) for intervention studies assessing impact on F&V intake. Eligibility criteria included studies published in English since 2012, a valid control group, ≥2 weeks duration, and ≥50 participants per intervention arm. Analysis was done by intervention comparison. Findings were described by summarizing proportion of intervention comparisons reporting statistically significant increases in fruit, vegetable and/or combined F&V intake across standalone (nutrition communication, social protection, agriculture or food environment restructuring) and multi-component strategies. Results: A total of 284 intervention comparisons (223 unique studies) were included. The majority of comparisons (191/284) came from high-income countries (HICs) and 93/284 from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Nutrition communication was the most common standalone strategy, with 121/218 comparisons reporting positive impacts on fruit, vegetable and/or combined F&V intake. Fewer studies evaluated standalone social protection (13/284), food environment restructuring (4/284), or agriculture strategies (3/284). Among the limited interventions, 7/13 social protection and 3/4 food environment restructuring comparisons reported positive impacts, while none of the three standalone agricultural interventions did. Multi-component interventions demonstrated potential with 28/46 comparisons having positive impacts. Conclusions: Some of the intervention strategies showed potential for increasing fruit and/or vegetable intake. However, given the heterogeneity of the interventions, small number of studies for some strategies and limited evidence from LMICs, more rigorous, context-specific research is needed.
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spelling CGSpace1757272025-12-11T21:31:39Z Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review Koyratty, Nadia Azupogo, Fusta Smith, Taryn J. Hinnouho, Guy-Marino Tharaney, Manisha Bliznashka, Lilia Olney, Deanna K. Hess, Sonja Y. fruits vegetables healthy diets literature reviews nutrition Background: Despite well-documented health benefits, fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake remains below recommended levels globally. Objectives: This scoping review aimed to identify effective intervention strategies to increase F&V intake. Methods: We searched PubMed and Web of Science (February 2023) for intervention studies assessing impact on F&V intake. Eligibility criteria included studies published in English since 2012, a valid control group, ≥2 weeks duration, and ≥50 participants per intervention arm. Analysis was done by intervention comparison. Findings were described by summarizing proportion of intervention comparisons reporting statistically significant increases in fruit, vegetable and/or combined F&V intake across standalone (nutrition communication, social protection, agriculture or food environment restructuring) and multi-component strategies. Results: A total of 284 intervention comparisons (223 unique studies) were included. The majority of comparisons (191/284) came from high-income countries (HICs) and 93/284 from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Nutrition communication was the most common standalone strategy, with 121/218 comparisons reporting positive impacts on fruit, vegetable and/or combined F&V intake. Fewer studies evaluated standalone social protection (13/284), food environment restructuring (4/284), or agriculture strategies (3/284). Among the limited interventions, 7/13 social protection and 3/4 food environment restructuring comparisons reported positive impacts, while none of the three standalone agricultural interventions did. Multi-component interventions demonstrated potential with 28/46 comparisons having positive impacts. Conclusions: Some of the intervention strategies showed potential for increasing fruit and/or vegetable intake. However, given the heterogeneity of the interventions, small number of studies for some strategies and limited evidence from LMICs, more rigorous, context-specific research is needed. 2025-09 2025-07-22T17:29:05Z 2025-07-22T17:29:05Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175727 en https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721251314141 Open Access SAGE Publications Koyratty, Nadia; Azupogo, Fusta; Smith, Taryn J.; Hinnouho, Guy-Marino; Tharaney, Manisha; et al. 2025. Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 46(1_suppl): S19 - S34. https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721251350208
spellingShingle fruits
vegetables
healthy diets
literature reviews
nutrition
Koyratty, Nadia
Azupogo, Fusta
Smith, Taryn J.
Hinnouho, Guy-Marino
Tharaney, Manisha
Bliznashka, Lilia
Olney, Deanna K.
Hess, Sonja Y.
Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review
title Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review
title_full Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review
title_fullStr Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review
title_short Impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A scoping review
title_sort impact of intervention strategies on fruit and vegetable intake in low middle and high income countries a scoping review
topic fruits
vegetables
healthy diets
literature reviews
nutrition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175727
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