Current dietary advice for children is that they should eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day (Department of Health. National Diet and Nutrition Survey, 2014). However, many parents report that children are reluctant to eat vegetables and often fail to comply with the five-a-day rule. In fact, in surveys carried out in areas in the UK, the number of children eating according ...

The purpose of this research was to investigate the associations between misperception of body weight and sociodemographic factors such as food stamp participation status, income, education, and race/ethnicity. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 1999-2004 and multivariate logistic regression are used to estimate how sociodemographic factors are associated with (...

In New Zealand, the burden of nutrition-related disease is greatest among vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, including Maori and Pacific peoples. However, little research is currently available on effective ways to improve nutrition in these communities. This paper describes the development of six paper-based nutrition education resources for multi-ethnic participants in a large supermarket i...

The purpose of this article is to explore the delivery of nutrition education to collegiate student-athletes through an academic course. Existing literature has established the need for nutrition education among collegiate athletes. This article considers the collaboration of the university and the athletic department to better serve this population. Academic wellness courses for student-athlet...

Okul çağı çocukluk döneminde kazanılan sağlıksız beslenme alışkanlıkları ve yeme davranışları yetişkinliğe kadar devam edebilmekte, obezite Tip 2 diyabet gibi kronik hastalıkların gelişme riskini artırabilmektedir. Özellikle okul çocuklarda alışkanlıklarında erken yapılan doğru değişikliklerin sağlığı geliştirebileceği sonraki yaşamda hastalık geliştirme azaltabileceği belirtilmektedir. Bu nede...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the associations between food behavior and educational level among Lithuanian adult population. Five health behavior surveys were carried out within the international Finbalt Health Monitor project in 1994-2002. For every survey the national random sample of 3000 inhabitants aged 20-64 was taken from the National Population Register. The study material was c...

The extent of the problem of bringing nutrition education to the elderly is partly shown by population statistics: in 1968, when the Geriatric Nutrition Unit was established, there were about 8 .5 million men and women of pensionable age in the UK (i.e. men over 65 and women over 60). By 1973, only 5 years later, numbers had risen to 9.3 million. By the year ZOOI it is forecast that there will ...

INTRODUCTION Nutrition education contributes to children´s understanding and practice of healthy lifestyles behaviors. Having a well hydration status is an essential topic, especially since children are a vulnerable population who are much more  prone to dehydration than adults are. The approval of the Report on the European Gastronomic Heritage: Cultural and Educational Aspects in 2014 served ...

The impact on vitamin A deficiency (VAD), wasting malnutrition, and excessive childhood mortality of two alternative approaches-nutrition education and mega-dose capsule distribution (6-12-month-olds: 100,000 IU; 1-5-year-olds: 200,000 IU)-in communities in Nepal are compared. Approximately 40,000 children from 75 locations in seven districts in two ecological settings (lowland and hills) took ...