Inadequate dietary standards, physical inactivity, smoking and alcohol consumption represent a composite of risk factors for non-communicable diseases and disorders. Encouraging healthy eating habits is a fundamental strategy to tackle current eating and nutritional problems. The scope of this research was to evaluate if the participation of individuals in group nutritional intervention was cap...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity in men is rising, but they are less likely than women to engage in existing weight management programmes. The potential of professional sports club settings to engage men in health promotion activities is being increasingly recognised. This paper describes the development and optimization of the Football Fans in Training (FFIT) programme, which aims to help ...

As a result of environmental variability, animals may be confronted with uncertainty surrounding the presence of, or accessibility to, food resources at a given location or time. While individuals can rely on personal experience to manage this variability, the behavior of members of an individual's social group can also provide information regarding the availability or location of a food resour...

INTRODUCTION This study deals with perceptions of beneficiaries of the 'Bolsa Familia' Program, in Curitiba, southern Brazil, about their feeding habits. OBJECTIVE To understand the perceptions of participants of the 'Bolsa Família' Program on the quality of their food. METHOD A qualitative study based on the critical-interpretive tradition, which used individual interviews as a technique f...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of finger sucking habit among three-six-year-old children from kindergartens of Kerman, Iran. METHODS: This descriptive, cross-sectional study used census sampling to select 1000 children from 40 kindergartens. Data was collected by a checklist and clinical examination.  Chi-square test in SPSS16 was used for statisti...

Adhering to the recommended intake of fruits and vegetables is an important habit that should be inculcated in children, whereas food neophobia is indicated as one of the most important factors creating food preferences that may interfere. The aim of the presented study was to analyze the association between the food neophobia level and the intake of fruits and vegetables in children aged 10-12...

Population growth, rising global food demand, and environmental concerns related to (animal) production have indicated the use of edible insects as a sustainable healthy source. However, despite being considered novel in Western countries, entomophagy is traditional habit many human cultures ethnic groups. Many preclinical studies highlighted health benefits their bioactive compounds, although ...