It is well known that unhealthy food consumption plays a significant role in dietary and lifestyle-related diseases. Therefore, it important for researchers to examine methods may encourage the consumer consider healthier lifestyle habits as diseases such obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure remain worldwide issue. One promising approach influencing healthy recommendation models recommen...

BACKGROUND Evidence shows that physicians and medical students who engage in healthy lifestyle habits are more likely to counsel patients about such behaviors. Yet medical school is a challenging time that may bring about undesired changes to health and lifestyle habits. AIMS This study assessed changes in students' health and lifestyle behaviors during medical school. SUBJECTS AND METHODS ...

BACKGROUND A number of lifestyle factors, including smoking and drinking, are known to be independently associated with all-cause mortality. However, it might be more effective in motivating the public to adopt a healthier lifestyle if the combined effect of several lifestyle factors on all-cause mortality could be demonstrated in a straightforward manner. METHODS We examined the combined eff...

This paper addresses a puzzle in the literature on the social determinants of health— why are wealthier people healthier? The answers seem obvious, from childhood nutrition to lifestyle advantages to the ability to afford better health care. The puzzle arises, though, from the empirical finding that, controlling for lifestyle and resources, wealth is still a significant predictor of health outc...

BACKGROUND Interventions that promote healthier lifestyles among Latinos often involve community health workers (CHWs). CHWs can effectively advocate for healthier lifestyles and may be pivotal in addressing such mental health conditions as depression and anxiety. The goal of this study was to characterize the relationship dynamics between Latino participants and CHWs, from the participant's pe...

BACKGROUND We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, frequency and type of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among adults in Greece, as well as its relationship with socio-demographic, lifestyle and clinical characteristics of these people. METHODS From May 2001 to December 2002 we randomly enrolled 1514 men and 1528 women, without any evidence of cardiovascular or any other chronic disease. T...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined dietary data or objective measures of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior among metabolically healthy overweight/obese (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy overweight/obese (MUO). Thus, the purpose is to determine whether PA, sedentary behavior and/or diet differ between MHO and MUO in a sample of young women. METHODS Forty-six overweight/obese (BMI...

the effects of modified waxy maize starch (mwms) (1–3.25%) on the sensory characteristics of 60% beef sausages were investigated by replacing the varying levels of sunflower oil or both sunflower oil and wheat flour (wf). the addition of mwms improved the red color, the palatability, and the overall acceptability compared to the control sausages. the color was medially and positively correlated...