D i iet is a key determinant of health, as important a contributor to premature mortality as cigarette smoking.' The principles of diets that promote health and prevent disease are well established. First set forth 40 years ago by researchers concerned about rising rates of coronary heart disease,23 these principles are now thoroughly accepted as Federal nutrition policy4 and as national health...

Food waste (FW) represents one of the greatest concerns facing mankind today; thus, UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development establishes that it must be halved by 2030. European Union legislators have taken part in this debate publishing Directive 2018/851 to monitor FW reduction goals, according hierarchical pyramid approach. At present, there are several proposed pyramids, but these do not ...

BACKGROUND Dietary Guidelines are considered as a useful tool for the promotion of healthy dietary behaviors. In Iran, despite the development of the latest National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, in 2006, it has not been introduced at the community level yet. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program to promote Iran's Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (IFBDGs)...

Data were obtained through an open question survey about nutrition, hydration, balanced diet and healthy eating prior to a talk and various educational games (food pyramid, drawings, plasticine games...) to strengthen knowledge. In the second day of school we conducted the same survey, assessing their recently learned skills. Teachers were in charge of strengthening the information provided dur...

conclusions using fuzzy logic provides an elegant mathematical solution for finding the optimum point of food groups in dietary pattern. results the optimum (lower attention – upper attention) recommended servings per day for fruits, vegetables, grain, meat, dairy, and oils of the 2000 kcal diet were 4.06 (3.75-4.25), 6.69 (6.25-7.00), 5.69 (5.75-6.25), 4.94 (4.5-5.2), 2.75(2.50-3.00), and 2.56...

Vegetarianism continues to gain popularity in Japan and the Westernized world, in part from decades of science supporting the health advantages of properly planned vegetarian-based diets. Although there are Asian nutritional tools, one specific to a Japanese vegetarian diet is lacking. Thus, the Japanese vegetarian food guide (JVFG) was developed and based in part on the American Dietetic Assoc...

P lastic surgery resident assessment has become the next element in resident education that must be developed. Reliable, comprehensive resident evaluation is currently difficult to achieve because of inconsistent assessor participation and an incomplete assessment toolbox. Recent advances in technology may be able to help, but they require judicious application. In particular, attention should ...