Style of child feeding may be an important determinant of child nutrition and health outcomes. Responsive feeding refers to the level and kind of interaction between caregiver and child that lead to a positive feeding experience, adequate dietary intake, and enhanced developmental opportunities. Responsive feeding behaviors may include active physical help and verbalization during feeding, role...

The global burden of cancer is increasing; this is considered to be largely because of change in life-style, an increasing adoption of cancer-causing behaviors and exposure to carcinogens in the environment. Based on IARC statistics, 12.7 million cancer cases are diagnosed and 7.6 million cancer deaths are estimated world-wide (Ferlay et al., 2008). Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common ca...

The proportion of older adults in overall population in China has been increasing rapidly since the beginning of 21 centuries, and the Chinese government faces economic, social and public health challenges due to the fast-growing elderly population. To increase life expectancy and quality of life of older adults, it is essential to guarantee that they are maintaining physical and mental health ...

Choice feeding is often used to investigate an animal's nutritional requirements and dietary preferences. A problem with this approach is that animals with long gut transit times, such as the horse, may find it difficult to associate a chosen food with its nutritional consequence when alternative foods are presented simultaneously. One solution is to present foods singly for a period of time be...

BACKGROUND National and international child health surveys have indicated an increase in childhood obesity in China. The increase has been attributed to a rising standard of living, increasing availability of unhealthy foods, and a lack of knowledge about healthy diet. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of selected socio-demographic characteristics on the BMI, nutrition knowle...

Captive wapiti hinds were observed during seven periods between June 1996 and November 1997. We investigated their activity and foraging behaviour on two pastures, heavily and lightly grazed, during four phases of the reproductive cycle (early gestation, late gestation, peak lactation, and late lactation). Within season, differences in forage availability between pastures had little apparent ef...