The objective of the study was to assess efficacy educational intervention program based on principles Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) reduce junk food consumption in high school students Pakistan. With quasi experimental design, planned and conducted. Fifty ages between 13 19 years were selected. Risk Behavior Diagnostic Scale adapted measure perceived susceptibility severity various diseas...

Background: The global “nutrition transition” has increased children’s consumption of sugary snacks and beverages (junk food), compounding their risk for poor oral health and malnutrition. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between early childhood caries (ECC) and malnutrition in a community context. Methods: This is a baseline and two-year follow-up analysis of a communi...

CONTEXT Adolescence is the transitional phase of physical and mental development between childhood and adulthood and is characterized by immense hormonal changes.75% of girls experience some problems associated with menstruation. AIM We tried to find out the prevalence of menstrual abnormalities in school going girls in Pondicherry and their association with dietary and exercise habits. SET...

background: studies report inappropriate snack and junk food consumption patterns in children and young adults in iran. the current survey was aimed to explore fast food consumption behaviors in high-school students based on the theory of planned behavior. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was done among 500 high-school students. samples were selected based on cluster sampling meth...

Worldwide fisheries generate large volumes of fishery waste and it is often assumed that this additional food is beneficial to populations of marine top-predators. We challenge this concept via a detailed study of foraging Cape gannets Morus capensis and of their feeding environment in the Benguela upwelling zone. The natural prey of Cape gannets (pelagic fishes) is depleted and birds now feed ...