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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Healthy Eating Index"”.
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Three Essays on Money Input and Time Input in Food Poverty Measurement and Healthy Eating Index
A healthy diet is related to a low risk of chronic diseases. A large body of research is devoted to improving social welfare by promoting healthy eating. This dissertation addresses the relation of food and health by analyzing the money and time inputs in food, the food poverty measurement, and a …
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Comparing healthy eating index scores to physical activity levels in adults using 20007–08 and 2009–10 NHANES data sets
… the relationship between diet quality, using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), and presence of physical activity (PA). Participants included 11,167 adults ≥ 20yrs with valid NHANES 2007–08 and 2009–10 diet interviews and PA questionnaires. Subjects were divided into sedentary, 1–149 minutes per week …
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Beverage Selections and Presence Affect Healthy Eating Index Scores in Lunches of Elementary Age Children, Whether from Home or School
… National School Lunch Program (NSLP) using Healthy Eating Index 2010 scores for assessment of Meal Quality by component food groups. Influence of beverage selections on HEI-2010 scores were examined for each meal origin. <strong>Methods:</strong> Digital plate waste estimations were analyzed …
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Investigation Into School Lunch Quality Following Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act Implementation
… between school lunch quality and the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) revised nutrition standards was investigated. School Lunches from four Washington State elementary schools that earned HealthierUS School Challenge awards. Nutrition content of the meals selected and consumed was …
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Breakfast Consumption and Diet Quality of Teens in Southwestern Ontario
… study investigated breakfast skipping habits and Healthy Eating Index-2015 scores among teens in Southwestern Ontario. METHODS: Cross-sectional, baseline data were used from the SmartAPPetite project, which is currently ongoing. 24-hour dietary recalls and sociodemographic information were …
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Associations between the Neighbourhood Food Environment, Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Status and Diet Quality in Canadian Adults
… for the purpose of deriving the Canadian Healthy Eating Index (C-HEI). The C-HEI was used as a measure of diet quality in an analytical study investigating the potential independent and joint effects of the neighbourhood food environment and neighbourhood socioeconomic status on diet …
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The Association Between Eating Habits and Hypertension Among African American Women Compared to Other Women
… Objective: To determine if differences in eating patterns, as measured by Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores, between African American women and other women in the United States are associated with hypertension. Methods: Data were extracted from the Third National Health and Nutrition …
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Dietary Intake Changes in Response to a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Reduction Trial for SNAP Participants and Nonparticipants
… macronutrients, etc.) and dietary quality data (Healthy Eating Index [HEI-2010]) were derived from nutritional analysis software (NDS-R 2011). Statistical analyses included descriptives and repeated-measures ANOVA. Although SNAP participation and eligibility status did not impact the overall …
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Diet, Body Fat Distribution, and Serum Leptin in Young Men with Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
… men with and without OSAS, who had a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m². Serum leptin concentration was measured in the 24 subjects using radioimmunoassay, while OSAS assessment was done using nighttime home somnography. Analysis of 4-day diet recalls was performed using Nutritionist …
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Three essays on food economics
… for goods, by extending the Exact Affine Stone Index-EASI (Lewbel & Pendakur, 2009). This is the first study estimating Resource Engel Curves (which characterize the relationship between "total resources" and resource share), and goods-time cross price elasticities. For this analysis we created …
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Changes in Dietary Intake, Macronutrients, Diet Quality, and Hunger Hormones after a 24-Week Diabetes Education Program Featuring Intermittent Energy Restriction or Time-Restricted Eating
Background: The effects of time-restricted eating with energy restriction (TRE+ER) and intermittent energy restriction (IER) on diet intake, quality, and hunger hormones (ghrelin, leptin) have not been compared in a parallel trial. This study examined how ghrelin and leptin relate to diet quality …
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Empirical analyses of the social safety net
… Policies and Nutritional Quality: Applying the Healthy Eating Index to Food PantriesFood pantries are a significant source of food support for families suffering from food insecurity in Minnesota, but studies have found shortcomings in the nutritional quality of the bundles of food that food …
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Dietary composition in the context of development: a re-examination of the nutrition transition
… for many years. The emergence of the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) and its subsequent association with some of the greatest contributors to both morbidity and mortality globally has renewed interest in gathering a better understanding of what social, cultural, and economic forces might …
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Relationship of dietary factors and physical activity to body fat in 3–5 year old children
… positive relationship between PBF and Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores, r (36) = .332, p < .05, and a significant, negative relationship between PBF and NPAQ scores, r (36) = −.441, p < .01, in male participants. Repeated measures multi-variate analysis of variance showed main effects …
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Health and Nutrition of the Elderly in Botswana
… consumed a diet of poor quality according to the Healthy Eating Index (HEI); only 3% of the elderly had a good diet. Nutrient intake for the elderly was inadequate in both energy and micronutrients.
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Avaliação da qualidade da dieta em adolescentes do município de João Pessoa - PB
… intake was assessed using the Quali - ness Healthy Eating Index (HEI). Analyzed to 132 dietary recalls, where 88.6% of these were classified as ina d- equate or in need of modification diet. Milk intake and vegetables had to be inad e- quate, with no consumption of 50.8% and 74.2%, …
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The Associations Among Seasonality, Food Insecurity, And Diet Quality On Type II Diabetes Mellitus Among American Indian Young Adults
… security scale to measure food insecurity, and Healthy Eating Index and a 24-hour diet recall to measure. Data were collected online via REDCap, during both the cold (February through April 2022) and warm seasons (May through July 2022). Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software …
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Health at Every Size Program Intervention Versus Traditional Weight Loss Intervention: Impact on Diet and Physical Activity
… four medical facilities, without diabetes or an eating disorder. Attrition rate was (n=4) 14% in HAES and (n=10) 59% in traditional group.<em> Intervention.</em> Parallel interventions on Manitoulin Island were run from April to July 2015. The HAES group focused on mindful eating and movement and …
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Diet, inflammation and skeletal muscle mass in women
… mass, strength and function that occurs with healthy ageing. The ageing process is also associated with a gradual increasing production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which may potentially enhance the development of sarcopenia. Dietary longitudinal studies have shown associations between …
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National patterns of breakfast consumption: Nutritional and health implications
… quality (i.e., mean adequacy ratio [MAR] and Healthy Eating Index [HEI] scores respectively). Occurrence(s) of overweight/obesity (among all), and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its related risk factors (among young adults) were examined using anthropometric and laboratory measurements. …
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