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Functional Foods’ Consumption in Children and Parents: A Literature Review
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: Received: 29 December 2023 / Approved: 29 December 2023 / Online: 29 December 2023 (10:20:35 CET)
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Votsi, I.C.; Koutelidakis, A.E. Functional Foods’ Consumption in Children and Parents: A Literature Review. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 1492. Votsi, I.C.; Koutelidakis, A.E. Functional Foods’ Consumption in Children and Parents: A Literature Review. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 1492.
Abstract
Among young children, parents are a main factor of children's preferences for food served as they are responsible for purchasing and providing Functional Foods (FFs) and they are role models for them. This revies study conducted according PRISMA guidelines and aimed to review the recent data about the consumption of FC into families as part of a balanced diet. The literature search was conducted via online academic search engines PubMed, ResearchGate and Google Scholar. The search process was restricted to research papers published in English in reviewed journals from 2012 to 2023. Thirty six articles were ultimately included in the present review. The results showed that there is a correlation between several socio-demographic and a higher probability of buying FFs for children. There is a positive effect on purchasing frequencies of gender (female), higher household annual income and education level, together with higher levels of nutritional knowledge and trust in positive scientific evidence regarding FFs. Also, parents’ socio-demographic factors affect the children’s F/V consumption. The summary of evidence concludes on the point that parents are the role models about their children’s eating behavior and eating habits.
Keywords
functional foods; parents; children; families; consumption; fruits; vegetables
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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