Physical exercise and eating habits in cancer survivors

Evaluating Sleep Habits and Related Factors in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Background: Sleep habits may play a role in the onset of sleep disorders. Several factors affect sleep habits. This study aimed to investigate sleep habits and related factors in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 400 children (age range: 5-15 years) who recovered from cancer in Tehran, Iran, in 2020. A 35-item Children's Sleep ...

Physical Exercise and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

An important goal for cancer patients is to improve the quality of life (QOL) by maximising functions affected by the disease and its therapy. Preliminary research suggests that exercise may be an effective intervention for enhancing QOL in cancer survivors. Research has provided preliminary evidence for the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of exercise training in breast cancer survivors. The ...

Overweight youth in Minnesota, their eating habits and physical activity

Eating habits, physical activity, consumption of substances and eating disorders in adolescents.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences between adolescents with a high or low risk of developing an eating disorder (ED) in different health behaviors (eating habits, physical activity and the consumption of substances) per gender. The EAT-40 and the Inventory of Behavioral Health in Scholars were applied to 2142 middle school students from Alicante (Spain), of whom 52.8% were gi...

Eating Habits and Illness

The main target of most published research during the 1960s, the 1970s and even the 1980s was the isolated effect of each macronutrient (i.e. carbohydrates, protein or the different types of fat). During the late 1980s and early 1990s the interest shifted to micronutrients with a predominant emphasis on vitamins and antioxidants (carotenoids, tocopherols, vitamin C, selenium) (Martinez 2004). I...