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A short-version (15-week long) of school-based nutrition education program called "Bring Fruit to School" to enhance primary schoolchildren's fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake was evaluated. We recruited 199 primary schoolchildren from 8 classes (grade 2-5). The primary end-point was an increase in the children's F&V intake. The intervention period lasted 15 weeks, and was divided into three phases: weeks 1-5, weeks 6-10 and weeks 11-15. The F&V intake of the schoolchildren was also monitored in a subsequent follow-up period (16th-32nd week). By week 15, 92 (46.2%, P < .001) schoolchildren increase fruit intake and 91 (45.7%, P < .001) increase vegetable intake. The F&V intake increased during the intervention period and was constant in follow-up. The BFtS program is an effective means to promote primary schoolchildren's F&V intake, and was implemented in Italy by the Food and Nutrition Service of Foggia's Local Health Authority. It could be extended to many other countries by local nutrition agencies, such as associations for nutrition.
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Dieta , Frutas , Educação em Saúde , Política Nutricional , Verduras , Criança , Humanos , Itália , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Hepatitis C virus serotypes and sources of infection in HCV-positive patients from a restricted geographical area were evaluated. HCV serotypes were determined by Murex serotyping assay. Of 192 samples, serotypes were detected in 189 (98.5%): type 1 proved to be the most common (53.1%), followed by types 2 (15.2%), 3 (6.2%), 6 (5.3%), 4 (3.6%) and 5 (1.6%). Intravenous drug users were significantly younger than the rest of the patients and infected mainly with HCV type 3. Transmission of HCV 3 has only been observed over the past 20 years; other types have been transmitted for up to 40 years. These results support the view that the prevalence of the infection by different HCV types in one restricted geographical area may be associated with the source and duration of infection.
