These are the authorities and scientific sources upon which the recommendations of the VitaPlate are based:
Fruits and vegetables, cereals and potatoes, sources of protein:
- Dutch Nutrition Center (Het Voedingscentrum), Dutch version of the Eatwell Plate (Schijf van Vijf); consulted on 29 April 2020 at: https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/nl/gezond- eten-met-de-schijf-van-vijf/wat-staat-er-in-de-vakken-van-de-schijf-van-vijf/groente-en-fruit.aspx
- Dutch Health Council (Gezondheidsraad), Guidelines for Healthy Food (Richtlijnen Goede Voeding 2015), consulted at: https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/documenten/adviezen/2015/11/04/richtlijnen-goede-voeding-2015
- Miller, V., et al. (2017) Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study. Lancet 390 (10107): 2037-2049.
Water and other drinks:
- Dutch Health Council (Gezondheidsraad), Guidelines for Healthy Food (Richtlijnen Goede Voeding 2015), consulted at: https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/nl/service/vraag-en-antwoord/gezonde-voeding-en-voedingsstoffen/hoeveel-water-vocht-moet-ik-per-dag-drinken.aspx
VitaTips:
- Dutch Nutrition Center (Het Voedingscentrum), Dutch version of the Eatwell Plate (Schijf van Vijf); consulted on 29 April 2020 at: https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/nl/gezond- eten-met-de-schijf-van-vijf/wat-staat-er-in-de-vakken-van-de-schijf-van-vijf/groente-en-fruit.aspx
- Dutch Health Council (Gezondheidsraad), Guidelines for Healthy Food (Richtlijnen Goede Voeding 2015), consulted at: https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/documenten/adviezen/2015/11/04/richtlijnen-goede-voeding-2015)
Benefits of organic:
- Baranski, M., et al (2014). Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses. British Journal of Nutrition, 112, 794-811.
The role of the microbiome:
- Dutch Stomach, Liver and Gut Foundation (Maag Lever Darm Stichting), consulted on 23 April at: https://www.mlds.nl/hoe-gezond-is-jouw- buik/artikelen/microbioom-het-wonder-in-je-buik/
- Dutch Stomach, Liver and Gut Foundation (Maag Lever Darm Stichting), consulted on 29 April at: https://www.mlds.nl/hoe-gezond-is-jouw- buik/artikelen/zo-gezond-zijn-prebiotica/
- Kruyswijk – van der Heijden, A. (2017). Simply Healthy (Eenvoudig gezond, 5th imprint). Rijswijk, Netherlands: Jouw Voeding.
- Hill, C., Guarner, F., Reid, G., Gibson, G.R., Merenstein, D.J. et al (2014). The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probiotic. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 11: 506-514.
- World Gastroenterology Organisation. WGBO Practice Guideline – Probiotics and prebiotics. Geraadpleegd op 13 april via https://www.worldgastroenterology.org/guidelines/global-guidelines/probiotics-and-prebiotics
- Ashraf, R., Shah, N.P. (2014). Immune system stimulation by probiotic microorganisms. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 54 (7): 938-956.
- Dutch Nutrition Center (Het Voedingscentrum), Dutch version of the Eatwell Plate (Schijf van Vijf); consulted on 29 April 2020 at: https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/encyclopedie/vezels.aspx?query=vezels
- Shortt, C., Hasselwander, O., Meynier, A., Nauta, A., Norienga, E. (2018). Systematic Review of the Effects of the Intestinal Microbiota on Selected Nutrients and Non-Nutrients. European journal of nutrition 57 (1): 25/49.)
- Clark, A., Mach, N. (2016). Exercise-induced Stress Behavior, Gut-Microbiota-Brain Axis and Diet: A Systematic Review for Athletes. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Nov 24; 13: 43.
