background obesity is one of the most common nutritional problems in adolescent. knowing eating behavior of adolescents improve our understanding about this pandemic and helps design an appropriate preventive and care plan. methods in a cross-sectional study, 372 students selected randomly from 8 guidance schools of shiraz, iran, during august-december 2009. body weight was measured to the near...

diabetes and obesity are two common human disorders that affecting human health and invite various diseases and disorders in normal body functions. these diseases are very common worldwide. diabetes occurs when high blood sugar levels develop. this happens when body can’t make and use all of the insulin it needs to blood sugar normally to keep blood sugar levels as normal as possible to control...

This study analyses 127 communications from individuals self-reporting their weight change following adoption of a low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) eating plan. Total combined self-reported weight loss was 1 900 kg (range 5 kg gain to 84 kg loss). The mean ± standard deviation weight loss of 15 (±12) kg is among the largest yet described. Sixteen subjects reported the LCHF 'cured' (i.e. medica...

BACKGROUND The societal burden of eating disorders is clear, and though there is a compelling need for a public health approach to eating disorders prevention, public health professionals have yet to take up the challenge. DISCUSSION The article lays out an argument for what steps need to be taken to bring a public health approach to eating disorders prevention. First, stock is taken of what ...

The primary goal of this study was to determine the relevance of four self-reported eating behaviors (eating before bedtime, eating between meals, feeling hungry within 3 h of eating, and eating beyond satiation) as risk factors for overweight and obesity. The sample consisted of 35- to 49-year-old, premenopausal African American (n=580) and Caucasian (n=398) women, randomly selected from the m...

There is no standard meal plan or eating pattern that works universally for all people with diabetes. In order to be effective, nutrition therapy should be individualized for each patient/client based on his or her individual health goals; personal and cultural preferences; health literacy and numeracy; access to healthful choices; and readiness, willingness, and ability to change. Nutrition in...

The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Eating Disorder Service provides secondary and tertiary level care to inpatients and outpatients. The inpatient program focuses on medical stabilisation, re-establishing eating, and containing eating disorder behaviours as well as assessing and managing comorbid problems such as anxiety, depression or risk behaviours. Being in hospital and being faced with a ...

A healthful eating pattern, regular physical activity, and often pharmacotherapy are key components of diabetes management. For many individuals with diabetes, the most challenging part of the treatment plan is determining what to eat. It is the position of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) that there is not a “one-size-fits-all” eating pattern for individuals with diabetes. The ADA also ...