Healthy Nutrition and Behavioral Economics: From Principle to Practice

Use of psychology and behavioral economics to promote healthy eating.

Understanding the psychology of how people make decisions can shed light on important factors contributing to the cause and maintenance of public health problems like obesity. This knowledge can and should inform the design of government and private-sector public health interventions. Several insights from psychology and behavioral economics that help explain why people are particularly vulnera...

Principle and Practice of Nutrition and Dietetics in Ayurveda

Human biological system requires diet or food to provide energy for all life process, growth, repair and maintenance. Ahara is very much emphasizes in Ayurveda for the prevention and management of a wide range of disorders. As per the view point of Ayurveda, both the living human body and the diseases afflicting it are the products of Ahara. Use of Hita Ahara (wholesome diet) promotes health an...

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Operationalizing Linguistic Gratuity: From Principle to Practice

Although there is a well-established tradition of social engagement in sociolinguistics, there is little explicit discussion of the rationale, methods, and procedures for implementing the principle of linguistic gratuity. What approaches to the dissemination of sociolinguistic information must be adopted with communities and with the general public when language diversity is interpreted in term...

Behavioral Economics Introduction: Definitions and Naming Problems in Behavioral Economics