AIMS   To compare physical activity levels, body mass index, habitual diet, tobacco use and prevalence of non-communicable disease between the two ethnic groups and to identify predictors for differences between groups. BACKGROUND   Tobacco use, poor diet and physical inactivity are major lifestyle risk factors for chronic cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, diabetes and chronic lung di...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of two school-based programmes to promote students' willingness to engage in lifestyle changes related to eating habits and physical activity behaviours. DESIGN Elementary school-based health promotion intervention, designed as a multicomponent experimental study, based on a behavioural epidemiological model. SETTING Nine intervention and eight comparative p...

Despite the rise in childhood obesity, there remains a paucity of evidence for effective interventions that engage children and parents sufficiently to make and sustain lifestyle behaviour change. The Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP) is a school-located obesity prevention programme, which has been developed with teachers, families and healthcare professionals. The underpinning assumption in ...

OBJECTIVE To identify modifiable factors associated with longevity among adults aged 75 and older. DESIGN Population based cohort study. SETTING Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS 1810 adults aged 75 or more participating in the Kungsholmen Project, with follow-up for 18 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Median age at death. Vital status from 1987 to 2005. RESULTS During follow-up...

This article presents an evidence-based reasoning, focusing on evidence of an Occupational Therapy input to lifestyle behaviour influences on panic disorder that also provides potentially broader application across other mental health problems (MHP). The article begins from the premise that we are all different. It then follows through a sequence of questions, examining incrementally how MHPs a...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS It is not yet understood how attitudes concerning dementia risk may affect motivation to change health behaviours and lifestyle. This study was designed to develop a reliable and valid theory-based measure to understand beliefs underpinning the lifestyle and health behavioural changes needed for dementia risk reduction. METHODS 617 participants aged ≥50 years completed a t...

AIMS Lifestyle behaviours established during adolescence may adversely affect blood pressure (BP) and contribute to gender differences in cardiovascular risk in adulthood. We aimed to assess the association of health behaviours with BP in adolescents, using data from the Western Australian Pregnancy (Raine) Study. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis on 1248 Raine Study adolescents aged 17 years,...

BACKGROUND Health promotion is an established part of the general practice consultation. It is widely acknowledged that risk-behaviours are strongly affected by socio-economic status and the structural constraints of the individual, but little is known about the possible negative effects of lifestyle advice. OBJECTIVES To examine the extent to which self-responsibility, blame for ill health a...

Background: Lifestyle risk behaviours initiated at a young age tend to remain in adulthood. Clustering of lifestyle has negative cumulative effects on health. The aim this study was examine patterns clustering (smoking, physical inactivity, high sugars intake, low fruits and vegetables infrequent tooth brushing) among younger older Saudi male adolescents.Methods: A stratified cluster random sam...

BACKGROUND Lifestyle behaviours, such as healthy diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, are key elements of healthy ageing and important modifiable risk factors in the prevention of chronic diseases. Little is known about the relationship between these behaviours in older adults. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake, leisur...