To curb the trend towards obesity and unhealthy living, people may need to change their entire lifestyle to a healthier alternative, something that is frequently perceived to be problematic. The present research, using a large, representative community sample, hypothesized and found that a key factor responsible for why people do not intend to change lifestyles is a sense of commitment to past ...

Three studies examined the role of causal beliefs in weight stigma in order to better understand people's evaluations of individuals with obesity. Participants viewed weight-related information about a target individual and evaluated that target on various dimensions. Study 1 showed that offset effort information (i.e., information about effort to lose weight) had a greater impact on participan...

To increase opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity, US school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program were required to create a Local Wellness Policy (LWP) by June 2006. The What's Working project described the initial influence of this mandate on nutrition environments and policies. In 2005 and 2007 (before and after the mandate went into effect), a survey ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy of an interactive, child-centred and family-based program in promoting healthy weight and healthy lifestyles in Chinese American children. DESIGN A randomized controlled study of a culturally sensitive behavioral intervention. SUBJECTS Sixty-seven Chinese American children (ages, 8-10 years; normal weight and overweight) and their families. MEASUREMENTS A...

BACKGROUND Food and nutrition education allows individuals to build knowledge and values, reframe their food practices, and develop strategies for a healthy diet. Food choices within the diet represent a determinant of individual health status. Regardless of the food quality, the consumption of calorie-dense foods does not promote better health conditions for the population and can worsen emerg...

Acculturation may influence health behaviors, yet mechanisms underlying its effect are not well understood. In this study, we describe relationships between acculturation and health behaviors among low-income housing residents, and examine whether these relationships are mediated by social and contextual factors. Residents of 20 low-income housing sites in the Boston metropolitan area completed...

Covid-19 telah menjadi penyakit yang mewabah ke seluruh dunia. Salah satu upaya pencegahan penularan adalah dengan menerapkan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS). PHBS dapat diterapkan mulai keluarga sebagai unit terkecil dari masyarakat. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan dalam pada dusun Ngladok. Metode digunakan pemberian pendidikan kesehatan penyediaan sarana...