This paper presents a methodology for identification and classification of bulk sugary food objects. Comprising of south Indian typical sweets like Applecake, Bundeladu, Burfi, Doodhpeda, Jamun, Jilebi, Kalakand Ladakiladu, Mysorepak and Suraliholige. When these sweets arranged for display at the shops exhibit different patterns and hence texture is the basis used for recognition. The texture f...

OBJECTIVES To assess the consumption of sweets, carbonated beverages, and energy drinks along with their correlates among primary school children.  Methods: A total of 725 children (7-12 years old) were randomly recruited from 10 elementary schools from Al-Baha city, Saudi Arabia in 2013, using a multi-stage stratified sampling technique and pre-tested validated questionnaire.  Results: Approxi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the associations of BMI and overweight in adulthood with consumption of sweets and sugar-sweetened soft drinks in childhood and with the change in consumption between childhood and adulthood. DESIGN Longitudinal 21-year follow-up study of Finnish children and adolescents from childhood to adulthood. SETTING The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, comprising pa...

OBJECTIVE Palatable food, such as sweets, contains properties that automatically trigger the impulse to consume it even when people have goals or intentions to refrain from consuming such food. We compared the effectiveness of two interventions in reducing the portion size of palatable food that people select for themselves. Specifically, the use of dieting implementation intentions that reduce...

Photoexposed area involvement in acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is uncommon and has rarely been described in literature. We report a case of photodistributed Sweets syndrome in a middle aged lady who responded to symptomatic treatment with NSAID and systemic antibiotic. Sweets syndrome is an uncommon inflammatory disorder characterized by the abrupt appearance of painful, oedematous and ...