It is the position of The American Dietetic Association that the school and community have a shared responsibility to provide all students with access to high-quality foods and nutrition services as an integral part of the total education program. Educational goals, including the nutrition goals of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, should be supported and exten...

Evidence of whether nutrition students are free from food-related issues or at higher risk for eating disorders is inconsistent. This study aimed to assess disordered eating behaviors and food addiction among nutrition and non-nutrition major college students. Students (n = 967, ages 18-25, female 72.7%, white 74.8%) enrolled at a public university completed online demographic characteristics s...

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between media using habits, frequency and duration, body mass index on eating attitudes. Material methods: The cross-sectional was conducted with female students who received nutrition dietetics education in Istanbul. A questionnaire consisting of a socio-demographic questionnaire, Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40), Social Media Scale a...

CONTEXT Access to continuing professional development for rural health clinicians requires strategies to overcome barriers associated with finances, travel and a lack of resources. Approaches to providing professional development need to transcend conventional educational methods and consider interprofessional educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of the rural health workforce. Ru...

introduction: up to now, the number of epidemiological studies about eating disorders (ed) in iran is still limited. this study determined the prevalence of eating disorders in female students of shahid sadoughi university of medical sciences. materials & methods: a randomly selected group of 400 female students studied at shahid sadoughi university of medical sciences had been assessed. after ...

BACKGROUND In this study, we examined perceptions regarding the causes of eating disorders, both among those with eating disorders as well as those without. By understanding the differences in perceived causes between the two groups, better educational programs for lay people and those suffering from eating disorders can be developed. METHOD This study used open-ended questions to assess the ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Studies have indicated that university students majoring in nutrition and dietetics or sport sciences may have more obsessions associated with eating attitudes and body shape perception compared to other disciplines i.e. social sciences. Therefore, this study aimed to assess and compare the risk of eating disorders and body shape perception. MATERIALS/METHODS Data was co...

background & aim : dietary behavior modification has an important effect on chronic disease occurrence. this study aimed to examine the effects of an education program on nutritional knowledge, attitude, and behavior among female students studying in bojnord, iran. methods & materials : this was a clinical trial that was conducted in 2009. of all secondary schools, 2 classes were randomly selec...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MS) is defined as a pattern of metabolic disorders including central obesity, insulin resistance or hyperglycemia, high blood pressure, and dyslipidemia. Many studies show a clear relationship between diet and components of MS. The aim of the current study was to identify barriers to adherence to dietary recommendations among Iranian MS patients. METHODS The the...

College students are frequently regarded as having a higher risk of developing eating problems. Students exhibit disordered patterns, which may have an impact on their performance and health individual's status adult depends early-life habits. The present study assessed the prevalence disorders also evaluated healthy life behaviors nutrition non-nutrition backgrounds, aimed to provide informati...