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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Dietary behaviour"”.
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Stable carbon isotopes and prehistoric diets in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
… conclusions about prehistoric human behaviour in the Eastern Cape. Secondly, the usefulness and applicability of the 13c tracer technique is demonstrated in what is arguable the most complex situation an archaeologist is likely to encounter. The natural environment included c3 and c4 …
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Attitudes to food and weight : a survey in a women's residence at the University of Cape Town
… findings are reviewed. The eating attitudes and dietary behaviour of a female student population in a residence at the University of Cape Town are then detailed. The sample comprised 123 women, shown to be a representative sample of the residence population, and data were collected by means of …
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Intentions to engage in a meat-reduced diet: an application of the integrative model of behavioural prediction
… research makes use of the Integrative Model of Behavioural Prediction (IMBP) in order to isolate the key determinants of what drives the intentions of middle to upper-income South Africans to engage in a meat-reduced diet (MRD). A two-phase methodology was utilised, by firstly conducting an …
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Advancing measures of the out-of-home food environment: a big data approach
… environment and its contribution to individual dietary behaviours. As well as the type and location of out-of-home food outlets (e.g., restaurants, takeaways, and cafés), the food choices available within these outlets also constitute an important dimension of the out-of-home food environment. …
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Barriers and Facilitators to the uptake of healthy eating messages by Black African Immigrant pregnant women living in the UK: Perspectives of women and midwives
Background Research shows that modifying health behaviours such as dietary behaviour can have a huge impact on pregnancy outcomes and be protective against obesity and other metabolic disorders. Despite midwives being strategically placed to offer healthy eating advice in pregnancy and the …
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The Role of olfactory cues and their effects on food choice and acceptability
… of food itself play a prominent role in dietary behaviour, and the roles of visual, auditory, gustatory and tactile stimuli have been extensively researched. Other than in the context of flavour, however, olfaction has received comparatively little attention in the field of food …
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Disclosure of Genetic Information for Personalized Nutrition and Change in Dietary Intake
… claim that the information may motivate positive behavioural changes aimed at chronic disease prevention, however, the effects of disclosing genetic information on dietary behaviour have not been well explored.Objectives: To determine the effects of DNA-based dietary advice on intakes of caffeine, …
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Life events and change in health behaviours at midlife: an analysis of data from the National Survey of Health and Development
… evidence exists on the effects of life stress on behaviour change, especially amongst middle aged people. This study aims to assess the impact of life stress from stressful life events and being diagnosed with chronic diseases on change in smoking, alcohol use, diet, and physical activity in a …
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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
… and to evaluate its effectiveness for changing dietary behaviour and improving metabolic health. The objectives were: 1) to explore women's perceptions of the EBSA program and the barriers and facilitators that they faced to change their dietary habits and adhere to the EBSA recommended diet; 2) …
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Exploring the obesogenic environment: understanding the health impact of contemporary living.
… with the obesogenic environment, different behaviours/dispositions and biological factors. In order to develop better intervention strategies to attenuate obesity prevalence, this research applied an ontological approach to investigating some of the factors and/or underlying preconditions …
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Food choices of young women with lower educational attainment
… they face, the barriers to changing women’s dietary behaviour and what their role might be in bringing about change. This research has increased our understanding of what influences women’s food choices and what we need to do in order to improve the diets of young women with lower educational …
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Using stable isotopes to trace the movements of ducks in southern Africa
… query how much information on diet and foraging behaviour can be inferred from southern African duck feather stable isotopes.Feather isotope signatures were distinct by site in at least one of the tested isotopes, for the majority of ducks tested. Strandfontein had more and stronger distinctions …
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Healing the Healer: Exploring UK-based doctors’ and nurses’ nutrition and dietary behaviours within the workplace
… limited research has been conducted on the dietary intake and nutritional behaviour of DNs during shift work. This thesis aims to address this gap by exploring the current diet and nutritional practices and the impact of shift work on DNs’ food consumption and dietary behaviours using a …
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Childhood obesity prevention in Soweto, South Africa
… activity and anthropometric outcomes, but not on dietary behaviours. More interventions had been evaluated in South Africa (n=9) than any other African countries (n=5), and there was only one Tunisian intervention targeting preschool age children. This informed the narrowing of the thesis focus to …
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The Development and Testing Of A Tailored Habit based Dietary Intervention Coupled With Oral Rehabilitation On The Nutritional Status Of Older Patients
… missing teeth alone is not enough to engender dietary behaviour change among older people, highlighting the need for dietary intervention. One approach proven to change food behaviours in the long-term and is novel to this population is that of habit-formation. <br/><br/>Aim <br/>The aim of …
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Diet after Liver Transplant: Dietary Patterns, Potential Determinants, and Interventions to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
… conditions post-transplant, targeted dietary interventions are needed. According to Medical Research Council guidance, diet-related interventions should be theory-driven, outlining key components, mechanisms, and contextual factors. This thesis aims to build an evidence base for future …
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The influence of a dietary supplement (NDS Baseline Probiotic) on the gastrointestinal quality and physical performance of endurance runners
… affects the integrity of the intestinal mucosa. Dietary behaviour during training and competition is a significant factor in the prevention of such exercise-induced GI problems. The efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of GI diseases is well established. A long list of health and developmental …
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Australian-Lebanese in Melbourne
… management and to the lower prevalence of behaviours which increase the risk of heart disease. Australia is a multicultural society and a country where one person in five is born overseas thus, its national health profile is significantly determined by the health of its immigrants. It is …