Obesity in South Africa: challenges for government and health professionals.

abstract：AIMS:To document infant feeding methods in the first six months of life in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, 2003-2004. Some problems with breast-feeding in the area are explained. METHODS:A longitudinal study of infant feeding practices was undertaken. A total of 1219 mothers who delivered...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Xu F,Binns C,Wu J,Yihan R,Zhao Y,Lee A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the current study was to identify and describe the meal and snack patterns (breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, dinner and evening snack) of public schoolchildren. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. Information on the previous day's food intake was obtained through the Web-CAAFE (...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Cezimbra VG,Assis MAA,de Oliveira MT,Pereira LJ,Vieira FGK,Di Pietro PF,Roberto DMT,Geraldo APG,Soar C,Rockenbach G,Hansen F,Hinnig PF

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess sociodemographic correlates of micronutrient intakes from food and dietary supplements in an urban, ethnically diverse sample of pregnant women in the USA. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analyses of data collected using a validated semi-quantitative FFQ. Associations between racial, ethnic and sociodemogra...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Brunst KJ,Wright RO,DiGioia K,Enlow MB,Fernandez H,Wright RJ,Kannan S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate meat intake patterns in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohorts. DESIGN AND SETTING:24-Hour dietary recalls were assessed within the framework of a prospective cohort study in 27 centres across 10 European countries by means of standardised computer-assiste...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Linseisen J,Kesse E,Slimani N,Bueno-De-Mesquita HB,Ocké MC,Skeie G,Kumle M,Dorronsoro Iraeta M,Morote Gómez P,Janzon L,Stattin P,Welch AA,Spencer EA,Overvad K,Tjønneland A,Clavel-Chapelon F,Miller AB,Klipstein-Grobusch

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present review aimed to examine the association of eating frequency with body weight or body composition in adults of both sexes. DESIGN:PubMed, EMBASE and Scopus databases were searched. PRISMA and MOOSE protocols were followed. Observational studies published up to August 2016 were included. The method...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Canuto R,da Silva Garcez A,Kac G,de Lira PIC,Olinto MTA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current research aims to describe the weight-control strategies and family support for young people reporting sustained weight loss in a large, population-based sample. DESIGN:Data were collected as part of Youth'07, a nationally representative survey of the health and well-being of New Zealand youth. S...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Utter J,Denny S,Dixon R,Ameratunga S,Teevale T

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate dietary health understandings, healthy foods access perceptions and the main sources of nutritional knowledge of residents in three urban communities of varying socio-economic make-up. DESIGN:An ethnographic approach to primary qualitative data collection, involving frequent visits to study ar...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Colozza D

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess and develop consensus among a European panel of public health nutrition stakeholders regarding the competencies required for effective public health nutrition practice and the level of proficiency required in different practice contexts. DESIGN:A modified Delphi study involving three rounds of ques...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Jonsdottir S,Hughes R,Thorsdottir I,Yngve A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between indicators of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and anthropometric measures of nutritional status among children aged 0-23 months in a nationally representative data set. DESIGN:Data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey were used. Analyses were condu...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Zongrone A,Winskell K,Menon P

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore how an Australian rural food policy coalition acts to influence a local food environment, focusing specifically on its composition, functions and processes as well as its food-related strategies and policy outputs. DESIGN:A qualitative case study approach was undertaken. Three sources were used to...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： McCartan J,Palermo C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few studies of community growth promotion as a means of addressing malnutrition that are based on longitudinal analysis of large-scale programmes with adequate controls to construct a counterfactual. The current study uses a difference in difference comparison of cohorts to assess the impact on the proportio...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Alderman H,Ndiaye B,Linnemayr S,Ka A,Rokx C,Dieng K,Mulder-Sibanda M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the relationship between breakfast cereal consumption and non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) intake and the possible implications of this for caries in preschool children. METHODS:Data from the 1995 UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) of children aged 1.5-4.5 years were reanalysed....

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Gibson SA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine whether there are associations between working conditions and the use of staff canteen or packed meals among Finnish employees. SETTING:Data were obtained from cross-sectional surveys on working conditions, conducted triennially (1997, 2000, 2003) since 1997. SUBJECTS:In...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Raulio S,Roos E,Mukala K,Prättälä R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the strength of correlation and agreement between mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and BMI, and determine suitable MUAC cut-offs, to detect wasting and severe wasting among non-pregnant adult women in India. DESIGN:Cross-sectional studies were conducted in five high-burden pockets of four Indian ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Kumar P,Sinha R,Patil N,Kumar V

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among youth who participated in Flint Kids Cook, a 6-week healthy cooking programme for children, and assess whether changes in HRQoL were associated with changes in cooking self-efficacy, attitude towards cooking (ATC) and diet. DESIGN:Pre-post su...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Saxe-Custack A,LaChance J,Hanna-Attisha M,Dawson C

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the socio-economic and lifestyle determinants of cooking oil choice in Costa Rica during the last decade (1994-2004). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. Subjects (total n = 2274) belonged to the control population of a large case-control study; they were recruited yearly. Data about type of oil used fo...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Colón-Ramos U,Kabagambe EK,Baylin A,Ascherio A,Campos H,Peterson KE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies evaluating the associations of circulating Zn and Se levels with asthma have produced inconsistent results. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to summarize and quantitatively synthesize the evidence from observational research. DESIGN:Meta-analysis. SETTING:We searched PubMed, Web of S...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Chen M,Sun Y,Wu Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prevalence of malnutrition (undernutrition and excess weight) by wealth, education level, ethnicity and urban/rural areas in Mexican children and women of reproductive age. DESIGN:We compared the prevalence of overweight, obesity, wasting/underweight, stunting/short stature and anaemia by soci...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Batis C,Denova-Gutiérrez E,Estrada-Velasco BI,Rivera J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe vitamin D intakes in children and teenagers and the contribution from supplements and fortified foods in addition to the base diet. DESIGN:Analysis of 7 d weighed food records collected during the Children's and Teens' National Nutrition Surveys in Ireland. Food composition data for vitamin D wer...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Black LJ,Walton J,Flynn A,Kiely M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data-driven approaches to dietary patterns are under-utilized; latent class analyses (LCA) are particularly rare. The present study used an LCA to identify subgroups of people with similar dietary patterns, explore changes in dietary patterns over a 10-year period and relate these dynamics to sociodemographic...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Harrington JM,Dahly DL,Fitzgerald AP,Gilthorpe MS,Perry IJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationships of two main physical activity domains (during leisure and at work) with cardiovascular risk factors and eating habits. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Preventive medicine centre. SUBJECTS:In 5478 adults (32% women, aged 20-80 years) who consecutively underwent a stand...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Oppert JM,Thomas F,Charles MA,Benetos A,Basdevant A,Simon C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about the influences of maternal and infant correlates on maternal feeding beliefs and practices in the first 2 years of life, despite its important role in early obesogenic eating behaviours and weight gain. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study using demographic data of mothers and infants obtained ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Quah PL,Cheng TS,Cheung YB,Yap F,Saw SM,Godfrey KM,Gluckman PD,Chong YS,Chong MF

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare food choices and nutrient intakes of pupils taking a school lunch or a packed lunch in eighty secondary schools in England, following the introduction of the food-based and nutrient-based standards for school food. DESIGN:Cross-sectional data collected between October 2010 and April 2011. Pupils'...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Stevens L,Nicholas J,Wood L,Nelson M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the barriers and enablers of breast-feeding protection and support after the 2017 earthquakes in Mexico. DESIGN:A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach to analyse data collected from in-depth interviews, virtual ethnography and documentary analysis of newspapers. SETTING:Data were col...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Vilar-Compte M,Pérez Navarro C,Burrola-Méndez S,Sachse-Aguilera M,Veliz P

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the vast majority of surveys and research in humans, dietary data are obtained from self-reports: recalls; records; or historical methods, usually food frequency questionnaires (FFQ). This study provides a rare opportunity to compare data derived from all three methods. DESIGN:A crossover study of dietary...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Hebert JR,Hurley TG,Chiriboga DE,Barone J

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In 1976, the Royal College of Physicians and the British Cardiac Society recommended eating less fatty red meat and more poultry instead because it was lean. However, the situation has changed since that time, with a striking increase in fat content of the standard broiler chicken. The aim of the present stud...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Wang Y,Lehane C,Ghebremeskel K,Crawford MA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of depression on dietary intake has not, to our knowledge, been examined in persons with HIV infection. METHODS:We conducted a longitudinal analysis of participants in the Nutrition for Healthy Living Study (NFHL). We measured changes in dietary macronutrient intake in participants who developed ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Isaac R,Jacobson D,Wanke C,Hendricks K,Knox TA,Wilson IB

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the association between unhealthy snacking at school and academic outcomes in students from the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Chile). DESIGN:Cross-sectional population-based study. SETTING:We measured the nutritional quality of snacks at school using an FFQ, and accounting for the amounts of sat...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Correa-Burrows P,Burrows R,Orellana Y,Ivanovic D

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Childhood obesity has increased rapidly in Mexico, along with changes in the food environment. However, little is known about the dietary patterns (DP) of Mexican children. We aimed to characterize the DP of schoolchildren and to analyse their associations with sociodemographic factors. DESIGN:Cross-sectiona...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： García-Chávez CG,Rodríguez-Ramírez S,Rivera JA,Monterrubio-Flores E,Tucker KL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the sugar content of items at four multinational fast-food chains, across three countries. DESIGN:Total sugar (g)/per serving was extracted from online nutrition information, and sugar/100 g serving was calculated. Foods were categorised as: breakfast sandwiches, burgers, sandwiches, desserts and ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Lewis N,Huang Q,Merkel P,Rhee DK,Sylvetsky AC

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00