OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between adolescent perception of time to walk to neighbourhood food retail outlets and purchasing of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), fast and convenience food items, and to test for differences by urban v. suburban environment. DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA. SUBJECTS Adolescents from ...

To meet the target for Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, household food waste will need to be reduced by at least 284 million tonnes globally 2030. American and British households a significant amount of food, date labels are considered contributor this situation. Using split-plot experimental design implemented on survey administered convenience sample UK US consumers, we aimed determine how ...

every 5 years by the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture, recommend increasing the consumption of fruits, vegetables , whole grains, and fat-free dairy products. 2 No fresh fruits or vegetables, whole wheat bread, or skim milk are sold in the city's grocery stores. Only " convenience food " items, such as whole milk, sodas, chips, and canned foods are...

Tiling problems provide for a very simple and transparent mechanism for encod ing machine computations This gives rise to rather simple master reductions showing various versions of the tiling problem complete for various complexity classes We in vestigate the potential for using these tiling problems in subsequent reductions showing hardness of the combinatorial problems that really matter We ...

INTRODUCTION Shopping at small food stores, such as corner stores and convenience stores, is linked with unhealthful food and beverage purchases, poor diets, and high risk of obesity. However, information on how foods and beverages are marketed at small stores is limited. The objective of this study was to examine advertisements and product placements for healthful and less healthful foods and ...

BACKGROUND In our increasingly obesogenic environment, in which high-calorie convenience foods are readily available, food choices can drastically affect weight and overall health. Learned food preferences, which are developed through repeated pairings with positively and negatively valenced stimuli, can contribute to obesity susceptibility if positive attitudes toward high-calorie foods are de...

Immigrants in the U.S. may encounter challenges of acculturation, including dietary habits, as they adapt to new surroundings. We examined Vietnamese and Hispanic immigrant children's American food consumption patterns in a convenience sample of 63 Vietnamese and Hispanic children in grades four to six who were attending an after school program. Children indicated the number of times they consu...

BACKGROUND Mandatory folic acid fortification of food is effective in reducing neural tube defects and may even reduce stroke-related mortality, but it remains controversial because of concerns about potential adverse effects. Thus, it is virtually nonexistent in Europe, albeit many countries allow food fortification on a voluntary basis. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to examine th...

BACKGROUND Cross-country differences in dietary behaviours and obesity rates have been previously reported. Consumption of energy-dense snack foods and soft drinks are implicated as contributing to weight gain, however little is known about how the availability of these items within supermarkets varies internationally. This study assessed variations in the display of snack foods and soft drinks...

BACKGROUND Iron and zinc are essential micronutrients for humans and deficiency of the two elements is widespread in the world with the highest prevalence in less developed countries. There are few data on dietary intake of iron and zinc in Uganda, and no food composition table is available. There is hardly any widely published literature that clearly documents the quality of Ugandan children's...