BACKGROUND Studies of neighborhood context on health behavior have not considered that the health benefits of context may be 'capitalized' into, or included in, higher housing values. This study examines the associations of better neighborhood context with neighborhood housing values. METHODS We use the third wave of Add Health (2000-2001) to estimate the association of neighborhood contextua...

In this paper, the authors seek to measure changes in sodium levels in processed foods in New Zealand over the period 2003–2013. The purpose is to monitor progress in reducing such levels with the intent of lowering blood pressure. Such reductions and expected lowering is considered to be helpful in reducing cardio vascular and related health problems. The research exercise involved collected d...

OBJECTIVE To compare the participation of food groups - fresh and minimally processed, processed, and ultra-processed - in the diet of students (n=1357) from Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, in accordance with the number of school meals consumed daily. METHODS Four groups were defined: children that did not consume school meals and children that consumed one, two, or three school meals daily. Food...

Myth: The macrobiotic diet, a common dietary alternative, can cure cancer. Answer: The various cultures present in the United States are filled with contradictions when it comes to nutrition. Americans are bombarded with fast food franchises and restaurants serving larger and larger portions of mass produced food. However, at the same time, media outlets and infomercials report on the obesity c...

This study aimed to investigate gender differences in the fast food intake, health attitudes, and perceptions of fast food among adult Arab consumers aged 19 to 65 years in Kuwait. A total of 499 consumers (252 males, 247 females) were selected at convenience from three shopping malls in Kuwait City. The consumers were interviewed using a specially designed questionnaire. The findings revealed ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Paper and paperboard packaging play an important role in safety and quality of food products. Common bacteria of paper and paperboard food packaging could grow due to specific conditions included humidity, temperature and major nutrition to contaminate the food. The purpose of this research was to investigate numbers and the types of bacteria in the food packaging pape...

BACKGROUND Living near major roadways has been linked with increased risk of cardiovascular events and worse prognosis. Residential proximity to major roadways may also be associated with increased risk of hypertension, but few studies have evaluated this hypothesis. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined the cross-sectional association between residential proximity to major roadways and prevalent h...

OBJECTIVE To identify key predictors of fast-food consumption from a range of demographic, attitudinal, personality and lifestyle variables. METHODS We analysed data from a nationwide survey (n = 20 527) conducted in Australia by Nielsen Media Research. Items assessing frequency of fast-food consumption at (1) eat in and (2) take away were regressed onto 12 demographic, seven media consumptio...

Salt is an essential ingredient to life and good health and is used in a variety of processed food. It not only confers its own specific flavour on products, it is also used to enhance and modify the flavour of other ingredients. It contributes to taste and it controls fermentation, a key part of the bread making process. This paper presents some aspect concerning the effect of salt on gas prod...

Given the volatile nature of animal rights issues and the extensive array of writings on the topic, one might expect several introductory anthologies to be available. The only anthologies in print, however, are scholarly tomes (listed below) geared towards more advanced readers. Fortunately, Lauri S. Friedman, author of dozens of anthologies on controversial topics such as gun control, national...