Nutritional beliefs and practices in 100 pregnant and 100 lactating women were assessed in an urban and rural area of Lahore. A structured questionnaire was used for the purpose. Seventy seven percent women and 54% of their husbands were illiterate, 50.5% belonged to a family with a per capita income of more than Rs.300.00 per month, 52.5% had 7 or more family members and 56% were living in nuc...

Arctic tundra is rich mushroom country and a number of high latitude fungi species can potentially be used as food. Different regions often play host to many of the same or similar mushroom varieties. Yet, people’s attitudes toward the same mushrooms—and mushrooms in general—vary widely both in temporal and geographical senses. The given work presents a study in ethnomycology—a field of inquiry...

INTRODUCTION HBO's Weight of the Nation was a collaborative effort among several national organizations to raise awareness about the complexity of the obesity epidemic and promote action through media and community forums. The primary aim of this study was to assess the short-term effects of Weight of the Nation community screenings on obesity-related beliefs, intentions, and policy support. ...

Food security is increasingly a societal concern, also in developed economies. While originally through nutritional lens, food incorporating the environmental quality of diets. This study develops Structural Equation Model to examine how consumers concerns over insecurity – terms its impact on health and poverty beliefs influence carbon footprint Using data from survey representative Italian po...