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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Diet-Related Chronic Diseases"”.
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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIETARY FIBER STRUCTURAL FEATURES AND GROWTH AND UTILIZATION PATTERNS OF HUMAN GUT BACTERIA
Intake of dietary fiber is considered an essential strategy to influence gut microbiota, which is associated with many diet-related chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and inflammatory bowel diseases. In order to make a better choice of dietary fiber for a desired microbiota shift related …
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Farm to Fork: A Culinary- and Farm-Enhanced Nutrition Education Program
… can decrease the incidence of obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases, type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. This dissertation in practice proposes to design a nutrition education program, integrating farm and culinary activities into a nutrition education curriculum. …
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Stakeholders' Views about the Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities of Primary Schools to Implement Farm to School Programs for Children in Southwestern Virginia
… exposure and consumption to improve their diet quality and reduce the risk of diet-related chronic diseases during adulthood. Nevertheless, children have limited availability and access to fruits and vegetables in school environments, which is a barrier to healthy eating. Farm to school …
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An evaluation of dietary behaviors among West African immigrants in Chicago, IL: Understanding social, cultural, and environmental barriers
Poor dietary behavior can lead to the onset of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Studies have shown that non-Hispanic Black adults in in the U.S., on average, have poorer diet quality compared to non-Hispanic White adults. There is significant …
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Low-income Older Adults' Needs and Preferences for Nutrition Education
… older adults are at high risk for developing diet-related chronic diseases. Nutrition education programs can improve dietary and lifestyle practices, thereby decreasing the incidence of diet-related diseases. Focus groups were conducted to gain insight into the needs and preferences of …
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Promoting healthy food choices in early childhood : an ecological approach
Objective: Assess the effectiveness of an ecological approach to promote healthy food choices in early childhood education through an educational workshop series. Design: Utilizing play-based learning, the workshops emphasized an ecological approach to health and food choice by letting children …
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First generation Ghanaian migrants in the UK : dietary intake, anthropometric indices and nutrition intervention through the black churches
… developed countries have a higher prevalence of diet-related chronic diseases. However, dietary and anthropometry data is limited, particularly on sub-groups such as Ghanaians in the UK. Objectives: To determine the habitual diet and body composition of first generation Ghanaian migrants, to …
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Evaluation of a nutrition and health education program on components of metabolic health on women from under-resourced South African communities
Background: Diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a substantial burden in terms of financial cost, morbidity, and mortality. In South Africa there is currently a double burden of infectious diseases and NCDs. Overconsumption of sugar, refined carbohydrates, and poor-quality fats, …