Effects of fruits and vegetables intakes on direct and indirect health outcomes – Background paper for the FAO/WHO International Workshop on fruits and vegetables 2020

Abstract

The basis for this publication was the FAO and PAHO / WHO Second International Workshop on Fruits and Vegetables, held virtually as part of the preparation for The United Nations General Assembly 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. FAO, the Pan American Health Organization, and the World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) held a high-level technical workshop on fruits and vegetables, between August 24 and September 9, 2020. This publication summarizes and updates the evidence produced between the first and second international workshop and provides recommendations to improve and optimize the benefits fruits and vegetables can exert on health in all its dimensions.