Fruit and vegetable consumption
20.11.2015
Question for written answer E-014934-15
to the Commission
Rule 130
Daciana Octavia Sârbu (S&D)
Data published by the OECD gives some indication of fruit and vegetable consumption amongst 15-year-olds in the EU[1]. However, it appears that no data is available for children under that age. Indeed, the Commission has already recognised the limitations of assessing fruit and vegetable consumption in school children using existing data[2].
Comparable information on fruit and vegetable consumption in children would be especially useful in the context of the EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity[3]. Will the Commission conduct a study to produce comprehensive, comparable data on fruit and vegetable consumption in school children in order to facilitate targeted actions to improve child health, and in particular the health of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups?
- [1] http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/health-at-a-glance-2013/fruit-and-vegetable-consumption-among-children_health_glance-2013-17-en
- [2] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:51bb76bd-89b6-11e3-87da-01aa75ed71a1.0001.01/DOC_1&format=PDF
- [3] http://ec.europa.eu/health/nutrition_physical_activity/docs/childhoodobesity_actionplan_2014_2020_en.pdf