conclusions the basnef model could be effective in encouraging the adoption of nutritious eating habits and more active lifestyles at an early age in order to foster long-term health and well-being. results results from the intervention study reveal that the beliefs and attitudes about nutrition of the intervention group, calculated in terms of scores, improved significantly for both male and f...

CONTEXT Age-related memory decline affects a large proportion of older adults. Cognitive training, physical exercise, and other lifestyle habits may help to minimize self-perception of memory loss and a decline in objective memory performance. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether a 6-week educational program on memory training, physical activity, stress reduction, and ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the importance of observing healthy habits by pregnant women that influences different aspects of mother and fetus health, we assessed the change in dietary behavior, and cigarette smoking after distributing the guidelines among 485 prenatal care patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The subjects were pregnant women who enrolled in health care centers of Tehran University from...

Many consumers report that healthy eating is more expensive than unhealthy eating (the affordability axiom). We hypothesize that endorsement of this belief may be driven by the motivation to eat unhealthy foods. We tested this hypothesis in three studies. Study 1 revealed that the affordability axiom is associated with poorer eating habits and higher Body Mass Index (BMI). Study 2 found that th...

Introduction: In our society, Mediterranean Diet (MD) eating habits are currently being lost. Promoting them and learning them is a competency that has to be developed in groups of young people, such as college students, especially correct hydration intake, whose benefits are not only physiological but cognitive as well. Furthermore, worthy of note is the importance of instruction, through Heal...

The objective of this survey was to assess the eating habits and some health-related behaviours and beliefs of students at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Data from a self-completed anonymous questionnaire to 300 students were analysed with emphasis on differences by sex and faculty of study. Female students, although they exercised less than men, had higher scores for healthy eat...

BACKGROUND Though the benefits of healthy lifestyle choices are well-established among the general population, less is known about how developing and adhering to healthy lifestyle habits benefits obese versus normal weight or overweight individuals. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between healthy lifestyle habits (eating 5 or more fruits and vegetables daily, exercisi...

INTRODUCTION Given the high prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States, we aimed to investigate youth's understanding of obesity and to investigate gaps between their nutritional knowledge, dietary habits, and perceived susceptibility to obesity and its co-morbidities. METHODS A marketing firm contracted by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta facilitated a series of focus group discuss...

Comparison of Quality of Life in Diabetics Using Insulin Injection Therapy versus Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of insulin delivered via multiple injections or by infusion via a pump on the quality of life in adult insulin-dependent diabetics. Four parameters, namely hemoglobin A1C (3 month average blood sugar levels), self-repor...