Obesity and eating disorders (EDs) are both prevalent in adolescents. There are concerns that obesity prevention efforts may lead to the development of an ED. Most adolescents who develop an ED did not have obesity previously, but some teenagers, in an attempt to lose weight, may develop an ED. This clinical report addresses the interaction between obesity prevention and EDs in teenagers, provi...

The objective in this article is to analyze how adolescents at a school in the interior of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, perceive healthy eating. A descriptive and exploratory study was undertaken, based on the qualitative method. Forty adolescents between 10 and 14 years of age were investigated, using a semistructured interview. The interviews were analyzed using the software Alceste, whic...

This article uses a population health perspective to examine the complex set of interactions among the determinants of healthy eating. An overview of current knowledge on determinants of healthy eating was organized as follows: 1) individual determinants of personal food choices and 2) collective determinants, including a) environmental determinants as the context for eating behaviours and b) p...

This paper draws on four bodies of literature to consider the determinants of healthy eating for low-income Canadians: a) the social determinants of health; b) socio-economic gradients in diet; c) food security; and d) the sociology of food. Though there is a paucity of data for Canada, it is very likely that, as in other industrialized countries, there are socio-economic gradients in diet such...

OBJECTIVE Environmental strategies at worksites may help consumers change dietary behaviour towards a more healthy diet. The present study aimed to evaluate the availability of healthy meal options at Danish worksite canteens and to identify predictors of worksite canteens providing healthy meals. DESIGN A self-administered questionnaire was randomly mailed to 1967 worksite canteen managers. ...

BACKGROUND Gaining too much weight in pregnancy poses health risks for mother and child. Eating style has been shown to be related to weight gain in general but the relation to maternal weight gain in pregnancy is unclear. OBJECTIVES To assess the influence of eating style and psycho social factors on maternal weight gain. METHODS Healthy pregnant women (n = 161), filled in a questionnaire ...

Background: Poor growth and breakfast eating patterns are associated with delayed mental development and that there is a relationship between impaired growth status and both poor performance and reduced intellectual achievements. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of breakfast eating patterns and anthropometric measurements on cognitive function among early adolescents in the...

OBJECTIVE To investigate associations of self-perceived eating-related peer norms (called 'subjective peer norms') with adolescents' healthy eating intentions and intake of healthy and unhealthy food. DESIGN Cross-sectional data were collected in a large international survey. SETTING Two types of subjective peer norms were assessed: perceived peer encouragement of healthy eating and perceiv...

ObjectiveTo examine associations of stress and sleep with diet quality family child care home (FCCH) providers, whether self-efficacy for healthy eating influences these associations.DesignA cross-sectional analysis was performed using baseline data (2013–2015) from a randomized control trial FCCH providers.ParticipantsThe study included 166 licensed aged >18 years, central North Carolina.Main ...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a serious public health concern worldwide; however, the pathogenesis of this disease has not been yet cleared. This study aimed to compare diet quality in obese/overweight participants with/without metabolic syndrome with normal weight controls. METHODS This was a comparative study on 147 Iranian adults under treatment at the Endocrinology Center of Teh...