Diet Diversity in Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Households in Ugandan Rangeland Ecosystems.

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate seasonal patterns of household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and household characteristics on wasting and stunting among children in households followed for 1 year in the drought-prone areas of Sidama, Ethiopia. A cohort study design was employed. Data were collected on the p...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Belayneh M,Loha E,Lindtjørn B

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The short- and long-term effects of climate change on Papua New Guinea's agricultural sector have generated significant debate in recent times. Current literature demonstrates that different population groups have differing levels of vulnerability and resilience to the flow-on effects of climate change, particularly d...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Gwatirisa PR,Pamphilon B,Mikhailovich K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses are the largest group of direct health providers and can serve as role models for their patients. In this cross sectional study we assessed the relationship among physical activity and barriers, shift duty, elevated BMI, and selected eating habits among 362 non-Saudi female nurses in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Resul...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Almajwal AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the availability, preference, and consumption of indigenous forest foods in Uluguru North (UNM) and West Usambara Mountains (WUM) of Tanzania. Data collection techniques involved focus group discussion, structured questionnaires, and botanical identification. Results revealed (1) there were 114 indigen...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Msuya TS,Kideghesho JR,Mosha TC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores food preparation behaviors, including types of food prepared, methods of preparation, and frequency of preparation of low-income urban African American youth ages 9-15 in Baltimore City (n = 289) and analyzes a potential association to diet quality as measured through Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Sattler M,Hopkins L,Anderson Steeves E,Cristello A,Mccloskey M,Gittelsohn J,Hurley K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional knowledge and nutritional value of indigenous foods of the Oraon tribal community in Jharkhand, India was explored. Focus group discussions were conducted with adult members to identify commonly consumed indigenous foods. Taxonomic classification and quantitative estimation of nutritive value were conducte...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Ghosh-Jerath S,Singh A,Kamboj P,Goldberg G,Magsumbol MS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strong argument for overall family limitation in less developed countries (LDC) may hinge on the ability of family planners to show parents how to have better babies who will not only survive but also develop to their full mental and physical potential. An adequate diet, especially with respect to protein, during b...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Hseuh AM,Hsu SC,Chow LP,Chow BF

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the perceived connections between culture and food practices among Latino pre-adolescents (n = 17) and their parents (n = 15) through semi-structured interviews. Results show that pre-adolescents have formed perceptions concerning the association between their eating behaviors and cultural backgrou...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Fuster M,Weindorf S,Mateo KF,Barata-Cavalcanti O,Leung MM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leafy vegetables are sources of diet diversification and could contribute to food and nutritional security in African rural areas. However, in some places, little is known about if, how, and why leafy vegetables are consumed. Processing and preservation methods, food forms, and consumption determinants of four leafy v...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Vihotogbe-Sossa CN,Akissoe NH,Anihouvi VB,Ahohuendo BC,Ahanchede A,Sanni A,Hounhouigan DJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study explores the roles of family socioeconomic status (SES) in influencing dietary consumption patterns in 60 Chinese elementary school-aged children (ages 6-11) in Chengdu, China. Two interviewer-administered questionnaires were specially developed to gather sociodemographic and food frequency data. Chil...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Ong H,Meng M,Wei L,Xiawei Z,Wang MC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the effects of information on consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for genetically modified food (GMF). We used Vickrey second price experimental auction method for elicitation of consumer WTP for GM potato chips and GM soya-chocolate bar. The sample used in this study was university students from D...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kajale DB,Becker TC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strategy to address challenges in sourcing and maintaining produce in tiendas is to build a new localized food economy. Key informant interviews were conducted with tienda owners and managers and small produce farmers to understand produce distribution and sourcing behaviors, and to identify the potential to connect...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Sanchez-Flack J,Wasserman R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India is a diversified country. Just as the geography, religion, and culture of India are diverse, so are Indians' food habits. Even so, regional heterogeneity in food consumption exists across states. But it may be hypothesized that regional heterogeneity in food consumption across states has been declining. This hyp...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Tripathi A,Srivastava S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between body image, depression, food addiction and body mass index (BMI) and differences in these variables due to gender and field of education have not been studied extensively. This study was conducted on a total of 793 university students (20.19 ± 1.90 years). The Beck Depression Inventory, Yale F...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Şanlier N,Türközü D,Toka O

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influences of proximal and distal determinants of dietary adequacy of children from an urban slum in India were analyzed. Children numbering 271 (5-14 years) and their mothers were enrolled for the study. Intake of all nutrients except protein was inadequate in the dietaries of children. Among distal determinants,...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kulsum A,A JL,Prakash J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tongan adults show one of the highest prevalences of obesity in the world. The present study aims to estimate Tongans' energy and nutrient intakes and food sources using a 24-hour recall survey for 14 days targeting 15 men and 19 women. The mean (SD) daily energy intake was 12.2 (2.3) MJ for men and 10.6 (2.2) MJ for ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Konishi S,Watanabe C,Umezaki M,Ohtsuka R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study documented 67 wild edible plant species belonging to 45 genera and 30 families. Anacardiaceae and Moraceae were the dominant botanical families with 6 species each. Of the reported food plants, 67.7% were fruits, 14.9% vegetables, and the remainder were edible roots, inner bark, seed kernel, juice, and gum. ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Maroyi A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite strong evidence of the prevalence of food insecurity in adults and households with children in different areas of Iran, the prevalence of child-specific food insecurity in Iran and especially in Tabriz has not been evaluated. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to evaluate the prevalence of food i...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Alipour B,Abbasalizad Farhangi M,Asghari S,Amirkhizi F,Dahri M,Abedimanesh N,Farsad-Naimi A,Hojegani S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity is a global public health concern in developed and developing countries. Approximately 3 in 10 Panamanian children suffer from obesity, and overweight/obesity is responsible for the highest number of premature or avoidable deaths in this country. A formative community assessment and exploration of th...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kakkad A,Chandler C,Coel M,Spann A,Struhar S,Wilkinson S,Crocker T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the effect of a 6-month in-school nutrition education intervention to improve pulse consumption on weight status of adolescent girls in Ethiopia. At the intervention school, 66 girls received bi-monthly lessons that included recipes and tastings. Girls (n = 66) at the control school had u...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Dansa R,Reta F,Mulualem D,Henry CJ,Whiting SJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the leaves of Kigelia africana are used to make a palm-nut soup which is consumed mainly by lactating women in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the nutrient qualities of this underutilized and underappreciated plant food. Leaves of Kigelia africana, called "sausage tree" in English and ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Glew RS,Amoako-Atta B,Ankar-Brewoo G,Presley JM,Chang YC,Chuang LT,Millson M,Smith BR,Glew RH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine dietary practices and meal patterns among Malaysian overweight and obese school children at baseline. This study was part of a school-based obesity intervention study, My Body is Fit and Fabulous at School (MyBFF@school). It involved 1045 primary and 1041 secondary overweight and obese sc...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Selamat R,Raib J,Abdul Aziz NA,Zulkafly N,Ismail AN,W Mohamad WNA,Nasruddin NIN,Jalaludin MY,Md Zain F,Ishak Z,Yahya A,Mokhtar AH

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of human placentophagy, the maternal consumption of the afterbirth, is puzzling given its ubiquity and probable adaptive value in other mammals. We propose that human fire use may have led to placentophagy avoidance in our species. In our environment of evolutionary adaptedness, gravid women would likely h...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Young SM,Benyshek DC,Lienard P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food-based community organizations (FBCO) have positive impacts on community health, yet little is known about best practices that facilitate organization sustainability. To identify strategies among FBCOs used to facilitate member engagement/retention, reach future members/participants, and support organizational gro...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Poulos NS,Golaszewski NM,Laska MN,Pasch KE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We highlighted gaps in nutritional data for wild game meat and wild caught fish that have a regulated harvesting season in New York State, and examined the possible role that wild game and fish play in current trends towards consumption of local, healthy meat sources. This project is part of larger study that examines...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Tidball MM,Tidball KG,Curtis P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breakfast consumption is of utmost importance for adolescents to attain nutritional adequacy. The association of breakfast skipping with overall nutritional status has been supported with little causal evidences. Therefore, the present investigation was undertaken to examine this conjecture. A total of 500 adolescent ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Jain D,Grover K,Choudhary M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As countries develop economically and increasing numbers of women enter the workforce, children are partly being cared for by someone other than their mother. Little is known about the impact of this shift in child-care provider on children's nutrition. This study presents findings from a case study of Singapore, a sm...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Wang MC,Naidoo N,Ferzacca S,Reddy G,Van Dam RM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the influence of family solidarity, community structure, information access, social capital, and socioeconomic status on the extent of nutrition and health knowledge (NHK) among primary household meal planners. In turn, we pose the question: does this knowledge influence dietary decision making...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Moxley RL,Jicha KA,Thompson GH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Zimbabwe, unpredictable conditions associated with structural and institutional factors exacerbated the combined effects of structural violence, economic and political instability, and climate change in the mid 2000s, contributing to widespread food insecurity. Drought, food shortages, and government settlement pol...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Gwatirisa P,Manderson L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drawing on data gathered in the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States, this study examined internal and external locus of control, self-esteem, neuroticism, perceived health status, uniqueness, and somatic amplification as correlates of dietary supplement use. With sex, race, and age measures als...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Denham BE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00