background: physicians are one of the most important groups directly associated with public health and their health related lifestyle has a significant impact on their patient’s behaviors. several studies showed that the majority of medical students did not have appropriate and healthy behaviors. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky lifestyle knowledge and behaviors am...

OBJECTIVE We explored whether individuals' comparison of themselves to their social contacts, specifically feeling fitter or thinner than friends, is a significant predictor of three weight-loss behaviors (dieting, reducing alcohol, exercising). METHODS We used a longitudinal survey of a national sample of Americans (N = 20,373) to measure respondents' personal social networks and their self-...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and factors associated to healthy behavior among young adults. METHODS A total of 14,193 respondents aged 18-29 years who participated in the system Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico (VIGITEL--Telephone-Based Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases) carried out in 27 Brazilian ...

Hereditary hematological disorders and foreign organisms often introduce changes to the spectrin molecular network and membrane of human red blood cells (RBCs). These structural changes lead to altered cell shape, deformability, cytoadherence and rheology which may in turn, promote the onset of vaso-occlusive events and crises that may ultimately cause pain, stroke, organ damage and possibly de...

The core principle of implementing healthy behavior change is making the healthy choice the easy choice. Putting this motto into practice requires us to remove the barriers that individuals face when trying to live a healthy lifestyle. It is important to look at the bigger picture when helping our patients reach optimal health, looking closely at exercise levels and home life. Environmental fac...