Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021

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Nutrition, 4 years or older

The questions on nutrition are posed to all persons of 4 years or older and enquire about the consumption of fruit, vegetables and fish.

Consumption of vegetables

Persons are being asked for the consumption of vegetables in a regular week during the last months.

Sufficient vegetables during 7 days/week

Percentage of persons who eat at least 5 serving spoons of vegetables each day. This guideline applies to persons aged 14 years and over. For children aged 4 to 8 years, at least 2 serving spoons of vegetables per day are required and for children aged 9 to 13 years, at least 3 serving spoons of vegetables per day are required. One serving spoon of vegetables corresponds to 50 grams. The number of spoons corresponds to the recommended number of vegetables a day from the ‘Wheel of Five’ of the Netherlands Nutrition Centre. This standard originates from the Dutch Dietary Guidelines (November 2015) of the Dutch Health Council. The figures for 2014 and 2015 are based on the former dietary guidelines (in Dutch: Richtlijnen Voedselkeuze 2011) . The former guideline was different from the new guideline for people aged 14 and over: at least 4 serving spoons for people aged 14 to 70 years and at least 3 serving spoons for people over 71 years of age. The figures for the years from 2016 onwards are based on the new guideline. Due to the change in the guideline, the figures of the consumption of vegetables from 2016 onwards cannot be compared with those of 2014 and 2015 for people aged 14 years or over.

At least 5 days/wk sufficient vegetables

Percentage of persons who eat at least 5 serving spoons of vegetables at least 5 days per week. This guideline applies to persons aged 14 years and over. For children aged 4 to 8 years, at least 2 serving spoons of vegetables per day are required for at least 5 days per week and for children aged 9 to 13 years, at least 3 serving spoons of vegetables per day are required for at least 5 days per week. One serving spoon of vegetables corresponds to 50 grams. The number of spoons corresponds to the recommended number of vegetables a day from the ‘Wheel of Five’ of the Netherlands Nutrition Centre. This standard originates from the Dutch Dietary Guidelines (November 2015) of the Dutch Health Council. The figures for 2014 and 2015 are based on the former dietary guidelines. The former guideline was different from the new guideline for people aged 14 and over: at least 4 serving spoons for people aged 14 to 70 years and at least 3 serving spoons for people over 71 years of age. The figures for the years from 2016 onwards are based on the new guideline. Due to the change in the guideline, the figures of the consumption of vegetables from 2016 onwards cannot be compared with those of 2014 and 2015 for people aged 14 years or over.