Improving low fruit and vegetable intake in children : findings from a system dynamics, community group model building study

States that many children globally do not meet government guidelines for daily fruit and vegetable intake, and in New Zealand, adherence to the vegetable intake recommendation is declining. Aims to identify systemic barriers to children (from a low-income, ethnically-diverse community in West Auckland) meeting fruit and vegetable (FV) guidelines and generate sustainable actions within a local community to improve children’s FV intake. Highlights the effectiveness of group model building for engaging a local community in systems change to improve child nutrition. Discusses home environment, fast food, community nutrition and health outcomes. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.