Raisin awareness - My campaign to eliminate cariogenic snacks from schools

The Global Campaign to Eliminate Leprosy

A lthough leprosy is no longer a health problem in developed countries, it continues to affect millions of people in large parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Effective chemotherapeutic treatments are available that have reduced the global disease burden dramatically, but there remain important challenges to fi ghting and controlling the disease. Leprosy is a chronic infection of the skin...

Effect of Date and Raisin Snacks on Glucose Response in Type 2 Diabetes

Background and Objectives: Snacks are important parts of diabetes patients’ diet. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of moderate amounts of dates and raisins, as nutritious snacks, on blood glucose, and to compare these effects with sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: This crossover clinical trial was performed on 15 patients with type 2 diabete...

Formative Research on a Social Marketing Campaign to Promote the Consumption of Healthy Breakfast and Snacks: A Qualitative Study

Background: The elimination of breakfast and the high consumption of low-value snacks are becoming more frequent and common among adolescents. Nutrition is a complex behavioral phenomenon that is associated with the specific cultural and environmental issues of each society as well as psychological features.This qualitative research was conducted to identify factors affecting breakfast consumpt...

Policy on Snacks and Beverages Sold in Schools.

The impact of removing snacks of low nutritional value from middle schools.

Removing low nutrition snacks from schools is controversial. Although the objective is to decrease the consumption of these foods at school, some critics argue that children will compensate by eating more of these foods at home. Others worry that school-based obesity prevention programs will increase student preoccupation with weight. The present study examines these concerns. Three middle scho...