Unhealthy behaviors, notably tobacco use; unhealthy diets; and inadequate physical activity are major contributors to chronic disease in the U.S. and are more prevalent among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. Differences in the prevalence of unhealthy behaviors among communities with different physical, social, and economic resources suggest that contextual environmental factors play an i...

The present overview focuses on evidence of smoking cessation approaches in oncology settings with the aim to provide health personnel a critical perspective on how to help their patients. This narrative review is structured in two main sections: the first one describes the psycho-cognitive variables involved in the decision to continue smoking after a cancer diagnosis and during the treatment;...

OBJECTIVE To investigate dietary and non-dietary characteristics of wholegrain bread eaters in the Norwegian Women and Cancer study. DESIGN Cross-sectional study using an FFQ. SETTING Women were divided into two groups according to wholegrain bread consumption. SUBJECTS Adult women (n 69 471). RESULTS Median daily consumption of standardized slices of wholegrain bread was 2·5 in the low...

Obesity has become a serious health problem affecting millions of people around the world. Obese people have a higher risk to attain chronic diseases, a reduced quality of life, and higher risk of premature death. Persuasive technology and virtual communities can help address these problems by motivating patients to follow a healthier life style. This paper presents the Persuasive Health Networ...

BACKGROUND The health benefits of an active lifestyle have been extensively documented and generally accepted. In the UK, declining physical activity levels are a major contributing factor to a number of public health concerns such as obesity and coronary heart disease. Clearly, there is an urgent need to support people in developing sustainable active lifestyles. In 2003, a new lifestyle-based...

The association between non-inherited factors, including lifestyle and the risk of breast cancer (BC) in women BC genetic makeup are only partly characterized. This study examined healthier habits genetically predisposed groups. Classification healthy was based on Cancer Research UK guidance (healthy weight, regular exercise, no use HRT for >5 years, OC use, alcohol intake<3 times/wk). Three gr...

Advances in Big Data analytics and machine learning have offered intangible benefits across many areas of one’s health. One such area is a move towards healthier lifestyle choices as diet. Recommender systems apply techniques that can filter information narrow down based on user preferences or needs help users choose what relevant. Commonly adopted e-commerce sites, social networking entertainm...

Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) is health behavior that carried out of awareness so individuals or family members can help themselves play an active role in activities the community. According to Islam, defined as a good condition for all body afiat protection Allah SWT His servants. The low level knowledge people Medangan Hamlet, Tersan Gede Village, regarding indicators raise risk di...