A lthough mortality for cardiovascular disease (CVD) has declined for several decades, heart disease and stroke continue to be the leading causes of death, disability, and high healthcare costs. Unhealthy behaviors related to CVD risk (eg, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and unhealthful eating habits) remain highly prevalent. The high rates of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2...

proper nutrition plays an important role in physical and cognitive development of children. the early diagnosis and treatment of eating problems is very important. this study aimed to survey eating problems of children with down syndrome. in this descriptive-analytic study, an eating problem test used to survey eating problems of children with down syndrome in exceptional schools. the findings ...

The national government settled on "Healthy Japan 21" as the premier preventive policy of lifestyle related diseases in 2000. In 2005, the effectiveness of the campaign was conducted, but the results did not turn out as expected. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare made the "Japanese Food Guide Spinning Top (JFG-ST)" as a practical and easy way to improve eating habits for all of the peop...

Eating healthy at college is possible. Many college dining services are offering more healthy choices and are often quite receptive to students' concerns and dietary preferences. But, this is only part of the challenge. In an environment where time, friends, and finances may combine in new ways, having options available only solves some of the puzzle. It's important to experiment with what work...

INTRODUCTION Medical providers in primary care practice are at the forefront of diagnosis and management of adolescents and young adults with eating disorders (ED). As a result, they play a critical role in establishing an interdisciplinary treatment plan that will help stabilize patients and move them towards recovery. While ED are prevalent among adolescents and young adults in the United Sta...

The Weight Disorder Unit at Flinders Medical Centre was established in 1977 and in June 2014, the service was expanded under a rebranded name, the South Australian Statewide Eating Disorder Service (SEDS). Now, besides its inpatient unit, SEDS also has outpatient services and an eating disorder Day Program. This is the first Day Program in South Australia and besides providing nutritional suppo...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted significant future health problems stemming from inappropriate eating habits in Europe and other Western countries [8]. Moreover, these issues also start to arise in the developing countries, for example, China’s official nutrition and health survey showed that between 1992 and 2002 more than 60 million people became obese. Although consumers ar...

Up to three stores in each of 21 communities were surveyed during December of 1999 for the cost of a specific set of food and non-food items. The 104 food items selected were taken, with some modification, from the USDA Low-cost Food Plan which is itself based on a nationwide survey of eating habits of Americans, conducted in 1977-78. In addition, the costs of such items as water, propane and e...

background: this study aimed to highlight the proportion of disordered eating attitudes among university students in kuwait by gender and obesity. methods: a sample of 530 kuwaiti university students was selected from four universities in kuwait (203 men and 327 women). the eating attitudes test‑26 was used to determine disordered eating attitudes. results: the prevalence of disordered eating a...