Societal conflicts with regard to risk management are common. The public has different beliefs than many experts and administrators with regard to such issues as the citing of a repository for spent nuclear fuel or whether genetically modified organisms should be allowed to enter the human food chain. As a result, political tensions arise and there may be a skew allocation of resources for risk...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the gap between consumer perception and scientific evidence related to health benefits and safety risks from fish consumption. DESIGN Consumer perceptions from a cross-sectional survey in March 2003 in Belgium were compared with scientific evidence based on a literature review. METHOD A quota sampling procedure was used with age as quota control variable. Subjects c...

This study aimed to investigate the needs of Australian food composition database user's regarding database format and relate this to the format of databases available globally. Three semi structured synchronous online focus groups (M = 3, F = 11) and n = 6 female key informant interviews were recorded. Beliefs surrounding the use, training, understanding, benefits and limitations of food compo...

European citizens are quite happy to use genetically modified medicine, while they are rather critical towards genetically modified food. In this paper, we analyse philosophical and conceptual reasons for and against this asymmetry in the attitudes of Europeans. Moreover, we consider the justifiability of this difference in attitudes. We conclude that all GM-foods and all GM-medicines do not di...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Ethiopia, and a high number of TB patients are co-infected with HIV. There is a need for more knowledge about factors influencing treatment adherence in co-infected patients on concomitant treatment. The aim of the present study is to explore patients' and health care professionals' views about barriers and facilitators to TB treatment...

Photos lead people to believe that both true and false events have happened to them, even when those photos provide no evidence that the events occurred. Research has shown that these nonprobative photos increase false beliefs when combined with misleading suggestions and repeated exposure to the photo or target event. We propose that photos exert similar effects without those factors, and test...

o p BSTRACT t is the position of the American Ditetic Association that the total diet r overall pattern of food eaten is the ost important focus of a healthful ating style. All foods can fit within his pattern, if consumed in moderaion with appropriate portion size and ombined with regular physical activty. The American Dietetic Associaion strives to communicate healthful ating messages to the ...

Television (TV) food advertising has attracted criticism for its potential role in promoting unhealthy dietary practices among children. Content analyses indicate junk food advertising is prevalent on Australian children's TV; healthy eating is rarely promoted. This paper presents (a) a cross-sectional survey examining associations between children's regular TV viewing habits and their food-rel...

o p BSTRACT t is the position of the American Ditetic Association that the total diet r overall pattern of food eaten is the ost important focus of a healthful ating style. All foods can fit within his pattern, if consumed in moderaion with appropriate portion size and ombined with regular physical activty. The American Dietetic Associaion strives to communicate healthful ating messages to the ...

INTRODUCTION A qualitative comparative case study was conducted to compare and contrast food taboos and avoidance practices during pregnancy among Orang Asli or indigenous Temiar women in four distinct locations that represent different lifestyle experiences and cultural practices. METHODS Through snowballing sampling, a total of 38 participants took part in five focus groups: one group each ...