OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of an individualised tailored lifestyle intervention on physical activity, dietary intake, smoking and compliance to statin therapy in people with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH). METHODS Adults with FH (n = 340) were randomly assigned to a usual care control group or an intervention group. The intervention consisted of web-based tailored lifestyle advice...

BACKGROUND The internet has become a key tool in health research and is increasingly used for data collection via email and web-surveys. Whilst the demographics of those with and without access to the Internet in the UK are regularly reported, the health behaviours of those who choose to take part in web-based surveys, compared to the wider population, are not known. METHODS We compared the h...

Unhealthy behaviours represent modifiable causes of non-communicable disease. In men, concern focuses on those (i) demonstrating the poorest health, exacerbated by a lack of awareness of the risks that their lifestyles pose and (ii) who neither consult their doctor nor use health services. Classed as 'hard-to-engage', distinctive strategies are needed to reach these men. Impact and process eval...

background: planning the educational programs and informing people regarding the prevention of widespread diseases like cancers is necessary. with regard to high mortality rate of gastric cancer, the present study was conducted to define the effect of education based on health belief model on knowledge, attitude and nutritional practice of homemakers. materials and methods: in this intervention...

Background: As lifestyle adherence and risk factor management following completion of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) have been shown to be problematic, we developed a brief self-regulation lifestyle programme for post-CR patients. Design: Randomized-controlled trial. Methods: Following completion of CR 210 patients were randomized to receive either a lifestyle maintenance programme (n1⁄4 112) or s...

The lifestyle that people adopt has a direct impact on their health and well-being. On a global scale, lifestyle-related non-communicable chronic diseases (such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some forms of cancer) continue to increase and have become the leading causes of mortality. In recent years, there have been calls to action regarding the global burden of lifestyle-related non-co...

Abstract Lifestyle change is a fundamental component of transformative pathways to net‐zero emissions. Despite the pervasive use ‘lifestyle’ as concept, there lack convergence on what constitutes lifestyle due contrasting perspectives and approaches within across disciplines. While long tradition research in public health marketing, this does not currently inform low‐carbon research. We review ...

BACKGROUND We aimed to determine the extent to which three core variables (school environment, peer group and family affluence) were associated with unhealthy behaviours and health outcomes among Tuscan adolescents. The unhealthy behaviours considered were smoking, alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle and irregular breakfast consumption; health outcomes were classified as self-reported heal...

BACKGROUND Mediterranean lifestyle has long been hailed as protective against certain risk behaviours and diseases. Mediterranean drinking patterns of moderate alcohol consumption as part of daily life have often been assumed to protect young people from harmful alcohol consumption, in contrast to Northern European drinking patterns. Nightlife environments are strong related to alcohol and drug...

BACKGROUND Clustering of lifestyle risk behaviours is very important in predicting premature mortality. Understanding the extent to which risk behaviours are clustered in deprived communities is vital to most effectively target public health interventions. METHODS We examined co-occurrence and associations between risk behaviours (smoking, alcohol consumption, poor diet, low physical activity...