Workplace dietary improvement initiatives ought not to be discouraged by modest returns from low-intensity interventions We would like to thank Maes and colleagues for their timely and comprehensive summary of European-based studies on the effectiveness of workplace-based interventions to promote healthy eating. 1 Their broad inclusion in particular, of a wide range of study designs and efforts...

OBJECTIVE It is unclear how best to go about improving child feeding practices. We studied the effect of a novel behaviour change intervention, Gerakan Rumpi Sehat (the Healthy Gossip Movement), on infant and young child feeding practices in peri-urban Indonesia. METHODS The pilot intervention was designed based on the principles of a new behaviour change theory, Behaviour Centred Design (BCD...

Genetic risk prediction of chronic conditions including obesity, diabetes and CVD currently has limited predictive power but its potential to engage healthy behaviour change has been of immense research interest. We aimed to understand whether the latter is indeed true by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating whether genetic risk communication affects motivation and act...

BACKGROUND Levels of salt consumption and its awareness among medical students in Angola remain insufficiently studied. This study determined salt intake and assessed medical students' knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding salt consumption. METHODS Were collected 24-hour urine samples from a random sample of 123 undergraduate medical students aged 17-43 years who were studying at the Un...

BACKGROUND It has been hypothesised that health conscious individuals tend to take better care of themselves by greater adherence to preventive medications. We examined, whether long-term changes in dietary habits and physical activity were associated with initiation of lipid-lowering and antihypertensive medications. METHODS The study population consisted of two subsamples from the populatio...