BACKGROUND Patients with obesity, including morbid obesity, commit numerous dietary mistakes. They prefer high-energy diets, but of poor nutritional value. Patients qualified for bariatric procedures show deficiencies in vitamins and minerals due to insufficient intake of vegetables, fruit and whole grain products. OBJECTIVE Analysis of dietary habits in morbidly obese patients prepared for b...

OBJECTIVE To explore the everyday consumption of meals and snacks from the child's perspective, among those with healthier v. less healthy dietary habits. DESIGN The sample in this qualitative study comprised two groups of Danish schoolchildren aged 10 to 11 years, one with a healthier diet (n 9) and the other with a less healthy diet (n 8). Both groups were recruited from respondents to a di...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of bullying (victims and perpetrators) in a representative sample of sixth graders from schools located in the city of Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil and to determine possible associations with maternal education, socioeconomic level, sedentary habits, nutritional status, dissatisfaction with body image, gender, and age. METHODS This was a school-based epidemi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of an intervention programme to improve kindergarten children's eating and leisure habits in Israel. DESIGN A cluster-randomised controlled trial. SETTING Six full-day kindergartens in Israel were randomly divided into three groups. Group A received the full intervention programme, which included lessons on good eating habits and daily physical exercise...

OBJECTIVES To identify the main knowledge gaps and to propose research lines that will be developed within the European Union-funded 'Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence' (HELENA) project, concerning the nutritional status, physical fitness and physical activity of adolescents in Europe. DESIGN Review of the currently existing literature. RESULTS The main gaps identified...

THE plantations in Malaysia are the mainstay of the present booming economy and the workers' contribution to our prosperity is considerable (Menon, 1979). This study aims to assess the nutritional status of the plantation workers and their families as reflected by their food and dietary habits, and indirectly the significance of nutrition as a component of health and socioeconomic status. RESULTS

Older adults want to remain independent; with good health habits, including nutrition, they can reduce risks of chronic disease and postpone functional disabilities. This article addresses key nutrition issues for older adults, namely the nutritional implications of physiological change, especially body composition shifts; socioeconomic risk factors; and potentially problematic nutrients for pe...

abstract background: poor nutrition habits in adolescent girls endanger their health and are followed by serious systemic diseases in adulthood and negative effects on their reproductive health. to design health promotion programs, understanding of the intra‑ and interpersonal associated factors with treatment is essential, and this was the aim of this study. materials and methods: this cross‑s...

Older adults use public and private services, as well as personal resources, to meet nutritional needs. In-depth interviews conducted with 73 service providers and community experts in two rural North Carolina counties were analyzed for these experts' perceptions of barriers to adequate nutrition for older adults. Perceived barriers included characteristics of the county and programs, transport...

Nutritional Genomics studies diet-gene-disease interactions and aims to promote health and disease prevention. It is based on the idea that everything ingested into a person’s body affects the genome of the individual and, therefore, both genes and nutrients modify the same metabolic processes. This paper presents an application of clustering and interpretation over real heterogeneous data comi...