INTRODUCTION Recently, the incidence of obesity, especially extreme obesity, has significantly increased. It is connected with inappropriate lifestyle, including a high calorie diet, psychological and genetic factors, some medications, diseases or infectious factors. Nowadays, the consumption of food is not only to satisfy a physiological need, but also fulfils psychological needs. The most eff...

INTRODUCTION Athletes—and lots of non-athletes—gulp vitamin pills in tremendous quantities, but most experts tell us that only a small number of athletes will notice any benefit of vitamin supplements on their health or sport performance. Is it O.K. to take vitamin supplements as an insurance policy, in case your diet does not supply sufficient vitamins? Can bad things happen if you take too ma...

From early in this century, investigators have attempted to determine the optimal nutrient delivery for term infants to promote normal growth and development. In the past 25 years, nutritional investigators have concentrated on the needs of the ideal, healthy preterm infant to try to mimic intrauterine growth and body composition. Although great progress has been made in characterizing the need...

Background This study aimed to assess the prevalence of picky eating among preschool children and to evaluate the association between eating behavior and growth, physical activity, development, and health status. Methods A structured questionnaire was used to conduct a cross-sectional descriptive study of 300 primary caregivers of children aged 2-4 years in Taiwan. Data collected included: de...

BACKGROUND Enhancing our understanding of food-related perceptions is critical to assist those with eating- and weight-related problems. PURPOSE This study investigated normative and person-specific aspects of perceived food healthiness in terms of nutritional characteristics and the relevance of nutritional knowledge to perceived healthiness. METHODS Two hundred sixty-three undergraduate w...

Eating difficulties and nutritional deficits are common among persons with acute stroke and during rehabilitation. Little is known about such problems after discharge from hospital. In addition the relationship between fatigue and nutritional status among stroke survivors living in the community remains to be explored. The aim of this pilot study was to describe mealtime preparation, eating, fa...

Background. A multidisciplinary approach seems to be effective in creating healthy habits in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of three 5-month combined physical education (PE) and nutritional interventions on body composition, physical activity (PA) level, sedentary time and eating habits of schoolchildren. Methods. Anthropometric data, weekly PA level, sedentary tim...

Numerous studies conducted over the past 40 to 50 years have consistently pointed to carbohydrate as the primary macronutrient for sustaining and improving physical performance. In recent years, however, with the advent of techniques that better allow scientists to measure the metabolism of key nutrients such as proteins/ amino acids, and studies on alternative feeding regimens such as ketogeni...

BACKGROUND A number of advanced cancer patients are suffering from physical and psychosocial burdens because of cancer cachexia, and these burdens also greatly impact on their family members and relationships between patients and family members. It is necessary to consider the psychosocial impact of cancer cachexia on family members of advanced cancer patients. METHODS A cross-sectional anony...