The aim of the study was to characterise substantial out-of-home (SOH) eaters, describe the nutritional quality of their diet, compare SOH eaters and non-SOH eaters for a set of nutritional indicators and evaluate the quality of meals consumed at home and at different places outside the home. Information on food intake was collected with two 24 h recalls. Habitual food intake was estimated by t...

introduction: the future of any nation depends on how its children's care, according to their likely future health needs of the adult population model for healthy living and wealth has increased. one of the most pressing health diet. this study is done to aimed investigate the factors influencing malnutrition in children in the past for weight loss and weight gain can be seen today.   meth...

Nutrition-related problems among school-age children nowadays become potentially serious. In order to prevent obesity and other nutritionally related diseases in the young generation, a school lunch program has been proposed and conducted in Taiwan. It is to ensure that students' nutritional intake meets the daily requirement and to help students develop correct eating habits and maintain a hea...

BACKGROUND Effective interaction between care providers and patients is crucial for the success of most medical treatments; in nutritional medical treatment, it is of paramount importance. The aim of the present study was to ascertain the role of the dietitian-patient relationship and the counseling approach in influencing individual patient decisions to adhere to counseling by persisting with ...

Rationale. Many cancer patients and survivors do not meet nutritional and physical activity guidelines, thus healthier eating and greater levels of physical activity could have considerable benefits for these individuals. While research has investigated cancer survivors' perspective on their challenges in meeting the nutrition and physical guidelines, little research has examined how health pro...

Research question: What are the warning signs of common eating disorders among adolescent girls and is it affecting their nutritional status? Methodology : A cross sectional study designed to 1) to assess the warning signs of eating disorders 2) to assess its effect on nutritional status and 3) to have an insight about actual weight as compared to perceived weight among adolescent girls studyin...

Healthy eating in childhood promotes proper growth and beneficial dietary habits in adulthood. This paper estimates the impact of U.S. school food programs on the distribution of child dietary quality. Using a fixed-e↵ects quantile estimator, I find notable heterogeneity in the general population – school food has positive impacts below the median of the dietary-quality distribution and negativ...

Healthy foods are becoming more and more important in the agenda of public policies; today, their promotion is included in a number of national policies and programs. On the other hand, the eating habits of Brazilians are far from what would be desirable over the different stages of life course and in all social and economic strata, and have worsened in the last decades. In addition, the increa...

The purpose of this inquiry was to develop substantive theory that describes the social process that influences the eating behavior of hospitalized older adults. Undernutrition contributes to negative health outcomes, such as increased morbidity and mortality in hospitalized older adults. Despite the availability of vast nutritional resources within the hospital environment, hospitalized older ...