Impact of a nutrition education programme on preschool children's willingness to consume fruits and vegetables.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present paper investigated the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on food security in Mexico and how it disproportionally affected vulnerable households. DESIGN:A generalized ordered logistic regression was estimated to assess the impact of the crisis on households' food security status. An ordinary lea...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Vilar-Compte M,Sandoval-Olascoaga S,Bernal-Stuart A,Shimoga S,Vargas-Bustamante A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among lactating women in a poor urban population of Bangladesh, and to examine the relationship between various factors and vitamin A status. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Maternal and child health clinic in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. SUBJECTS AND METHO...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Ahmed F,Azim A,Akhtaruzzaman M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Newest Vital Sign© (NVS) was developed in the USA to measure patient health literacy in clinical settings. We adapted the NVS for use in Canada, in English and French, and created a computerized version. Our objective was to evaluate the reliability of the Canadian NVS as a self-administered computerized ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Mansfield ED,Wahba R,Gillis DE,Weiss BD,L'Abbé M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stunting (height-for-age < -2 sd) is one of the forms of undernutrition and is frequent among children of low- and middle-income countries. But stunting perse is not a synonym of undernutrition. We investigated association between body height and indicators of energetic undernutrition at three critical thresh...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Scheffler C,Bogin B,Hermanussen M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fortification of food-grade (edible) salt with iodine is recommended as a safe, cost-effective and sustainable strategy for the prevention of iodine-deficiency disorders. The present paper examines the legislative framework for salt iodization in Asian countries. DESIGN:We reviewed salt iodization legislatio...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Codling K,Rudert C,Bégin F,Peña-Rosas JP

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to validate a quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) created for assessing the usual intake of foods and nutrients in the prevailing season in Western Mali. DESIGN:Intake of foods and nutrients over the week preceding the interview was measured with a 69-item QFFQ. Int...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Torheim LE,Barikmo I,Hatløy A,Diakité M,Solvoll K,Diarra MM,Oshaug A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Suboptimal nutrition among children remains a problem among South Asian (SA) families. Appropriate complementary feeding (CF) practices can greatly reduce this risk. Thus, we undertook a systematic review of studies assessing CF (timing, dietary diversity, meal frequency and influencing factors) in children a...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Manikam L,Sharmila A,Dharmaratnam A,Alexander EC,Kuah JY,Prasad A,Ahmed S,Lingam R,Lakhanpaul M

更新日期：2018-03-01 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 study the association between dinner eating location and the nutritional quality of the specific dinner meal and the whole-day dietary intake and to compare the diets of those consuming ≥25% of energy out of home and at school/work (SOH; substantial out-of-home eaters) with those consuming <25% of energy o...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Myhre JB,Løken EB,Wandel M,Andersen LF

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate (i) changes in stakeholder commitment and (ii) perceptions of the purpose, challenges and benefits of healthy food and beverage provision in community sports settings during the stepwise implementation of a healthy beverage policy. DESIGN:Convergent, parallel, mixed-methods design complemente...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Blake MR,Boelsen-Robinson T,Hanna L,Ryan A,Peeters A

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate item non-response in a postal food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and to assess the effect of substituting/imputing missing values on dietary intake levels in the Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC). We have adapted and probably for the first time applied k nearest neighbours (KNN) imputat...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Parr CL,Hjartåker A,Scheel I,Lund E,Laake P,Veierød MB

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prioritise policy actions for government to improve the food environment and contribute to reduced obesity and related diseases. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study applying the Food Environment Policy Index (Food EPI) in two stages. First, the evidence on all relevant policies was compiled, through an Internet ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Watson F,Taylor A,Rayner M,Lobstein T,Hinks R

更新日期：2018-04-01 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 assess the iodine status of Sherpa residents living in Kunde village, Khumbu region, Nepal. DESIGN:Prevalence of goitre was determined by palpation. Urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) were determined in casual morning samples, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in finger-prick blood samples on filter ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Heydon EE,Thomson CD,Mann J,Williams SM,Skeaff SA,Sherpa KT,Heydon JL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Breakfast has been linked to several aspects of health, yet breakfast skipping is rampant across the globe. Studies in India have focused mostly on children. Hence the present study examined breakfast behaviour across different age and gender groups. DESIGN:Cross-sectional sample, purposive sampling. Nutrien...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Sivaramakrishnan M,Kamath V

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the performance of the commonly used 24 h recall (24hR) with the more distinct duplicate portion (DP) as reference method for validation of fatty acid intake estimated with an FFQ. DESIGN:Intakes of SFA, MUFA, n-3 fatty acids and linoleic acid (LA) were estimated by chemical analysis of two DP and...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Trijsburg L,de Vries JH,Hollman PC,Hulshof PJ,van 't Veer P,Boshuizen HC,Geelen A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Unhealthy dietary behaviours are prevalent among adolescents. This might relate, in part, to obesogenic environments, including recreation food facilities. The REFRESH Study (Recreation Environment and Food Research: Experiences from Hockey) aimed to explore, from the perspectives of adolescent ice hockey pla...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Caswell MS,Hanning RM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present article is to discuss the role of the Mediterranean diet as a part of Human Culture and Intangible Cultural Heritage. Until the present, Mediterranean diet has been observed as a healthy model of medical behaviour. After its proposal as a Cultural Heritage of the Humanity at UNESCO (United Natio...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Xavier Medina F

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional survey, FINDIET 2007, was carried out in Finland. Food intake data was collected by a 48 h recall interview. Additional food intake data was collected by a repeated 3 d food diary, a barcode-based product diary, a food frequency questionnaire and by a supplementary questionnaire on rarely eaten foods...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Reinivuo H,Hirvonen T,Ovaskainen ML,Korhonen T,Valsta LM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the frequency and the determinants of under-reporting in a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire used in the Greek segment of the European Prospective Study on Nutrition, Cancer and Health (EPIC study). DESIGN:A food frequency questionnaire was completed by 9262 adult men and women. ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Gnardellis C,Boulou C,Trichopoulou A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate an Arabic version of the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) and identify factors (such as depression, stress, anxiety and body dissatisfaction) that might be associated with disordered eating among a sample of the Lebanese population. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:All Lebanese governorates. ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Haddad C,Khoury C,Salameh P,Sacre H,Hallit R,Kheir N,Obeid S,Hallit S

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the scale-up of India’s Adolescent Girls’ Anaemia Control Programme following a knowledge-centred framework for scaling up nutrition interventions and to identify the critical elements of and lessons learned from a decade of programme experience for the control of anaemia in adolescent girls. DES...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Aguayo VM,Paintal K,Singh G

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure total daily salt intake using 24 h urinary Na excretion within a sample of Victorian schoolchildren aged 5-13 years and to assess discretionary salt use habits of children and parents. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Completed within a convenience sample of independent primary schools (n 9)...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Grimes CA,Riddell LJ,Campbell KJ,Nowson CA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Inadequate iodine intake during pregnancy increases the risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate whether prenatal supplements containing iodine affect urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) of pregnant women in Malawi. DESIGN:A randomised controlled trial. Pregnant women (n 1391) were ass...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Adu-Afarwuah S,Arnold CD,Maleta K,Ashorn P,Ashorn U,Jorgensen JM,Fan YM,Nkhoma M,Bendabenda J,Matchado A,Dewey KG

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current mixed-methods study explored qualitative accounts of prior childhood experiences and current contextual factors around family meals across three quantitatively informed categories of family meal frequency patterns from adolescence to parenthood: (i) 'maintainers' of family meals across generations...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Loth KA,Uy MJA,Winkler MR,Neumark-Sztainer D,Fisher JO,Berge JM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the nutritional status and household resources of preschool children. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey. SETTING:: Two informal settlement areas, Joe Slovo (JS) and JB Mafora (JBM) in Mangaung, near Bloemfontein, South Africa. SUBJECTS:Preschool children (<72 months) of a randomly selected sampl...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Dannhauser A,Bester C,Joubert G,Badenhorst P,Slabber M,Badenhorst A,Du Toit E,Barnard H,Botha P,Nogabe L

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe changes in consumption of different types of beverages from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy, and to examine associations with maternal age, educational level and BMI. DESIGN:Cross-sectional design. Participants answered an FFQ at inclusion into a randomized controlled trial, the Fit for Delivery...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Skreden M,Bere E,Sagedal LR,Vistad I,Øverby NC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the factors associated with sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption in adolescents from Sri Lanka. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study where the data were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. SETTING:Government, private and international schools in the Colombo district of Sri Lank...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Ratnayake N,Ekanayake L

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the worldwide implementation of the WHO Child Growth Standards ('WHO standards'). DESIGN:A questionnaire on the adoption of the WHO standards was sent to health authorities. The questions concerned anthropometric indicators adopted, newly introduced indicators, age range, use of sex-specific char...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： de Onis M,Onyango A,Borghi E,Siyam A,Blössner M,Lutter C,WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group.

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between genetic susceptibility to obesity, physical activity (PA), dietary fibre, sugar and fat intakes and 4-year changes in body mass index (BMI) and attained waist circumference (WC) in a cohort of 287 monozygotic and 189 dizygotic young adult m...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Karnehed N,Tynelius P,Heitmann BL,Rasmussen F

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00