Johnson and Hackett presented evidence for a positive trend in fruit and vegetable intake in Liverpool between 2000 and 2006 for 9-10-year-olds; the proportion of boys and girls reporting eating fruit on the previous day increased from 71.5% in 2000 to 76.8% in 2006 and from 70.7% in 2000 to 80.8% in 2006 respectively [ 28 ].
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Differences in fruit and vegetable intake and their determinants among 11-year-old schoolchildren between 2003 and 2009.
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There was one potential determinant that showed a negative trend: fewer children in 2009 than in 2003 reported that they were allowed to eat as much fruit and vegetables as they wanted.