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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"dietary practices"”.
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Intercollegiate female distance runners' nutrition knowledge and dietary practices
… to a questionnaire and completed four-day dietary records designed to assess their dietary practices and understanding of human nutrition as it relates to athletic performance. Sixty-four percent of the runners had been competing competitively for five or more years. Questions were …
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The effect of nutrition knowledge and attitude on dietary practices of pregnant women
… of nutrition in prenatal health care on the dietary practices of 100 pregnant women in southeastern and southwestern Virginia. Women were of both high and low socioeconomic status. To assess knowledge and attitude, a questionnaire was developed. Validity and reliability were established for …
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Body Image: Relationhsip to Attachment, Body Mass Index and Dietary Practices among College Students
Body image or satisfaction with physical appearance has been established as an important aspect of self-worth and mental health across the life span. It is related to self-esteem, sexuality, family relationships and identity. Given the fact that physical appearance is a multifaceted structural …
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Using Focus Groups to Determine Blue-Collar Workers' Perceptions Regarding Dietary Practices and Cancer Prevention
Recent nutrition reports conclude that changing dietary practices is a strategic way to reduce cancer rates in the United States. Nutrition recommendations to decrease risk of cancer include reducing fat intake to 30% of total calories, increasing fiber consumption to 20-30 g/day, and increasing …
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Disconnect between Cancer Prevention Guidelines and Dietary Practices Stratified by Obesity Status in a National Cohort
… recommendations to ameliorate elevated risk. Dietary and anthropometric data from 26,980 participants in the NHANES 1999-2010 cohort were analyzed to determine dietary compliance to AICR cancer prevention recommendations across obesity categories. The AICR recommendations break down dietary …
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An Empirical Exploration of the Relationship Between Spirituality and Psi, and Fasting and Vegetarianism
… A number of authors have related these practices to spirituality and psi, and various theories have been proposed for why such a relationship may be present. Despite this literature, there appears to have been little previous empirical research on this topic, and so this thesis aims to …
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Parental Attitudes, Concerns, Health & Knowledge of Nutrition and Their Relationship to Usage of Functional Foods in Parental Feeding
… the use of functional foods in parental dietary practices. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether parental awareness of functional foods, self-reported knowledge of nutrition, overall health, and concern for their children's diets play a role in the provision of …
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Access to nutrition education and counselling by people living with HIV and aids in Lusaka district Zambia : a hermeneutic phenomenology approach.
… and skills related to healthy eating and dietary practices through NEC. The accessibility and acceptability of NEC varied among participants, with some experiencing positive and others negative aspects. Participants received nutrition counselling, including group and individual sessions, …
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Food and Fortitude: A Story of Life Within Presidio San Saba as told through Zooarchaeological Analysis
… the interior plaza to provide insight into dietary practices and to see if socio-economic status use of certain areas can be inferred. This study will incorporate the use of their hunted versus domestic resources, aquatic versus terrestrial animals, element selection, butchery practices, …
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Diet, body weight patterns and menstrual status of competitive female body builders
… menstrual characteristics, training and dietary practices. A subgroup (n=2) agreed to collect daily urine samples for one month prior and one month after competition. Samples were analyzed for estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4).
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A Study Of The Associations Between Demographics And Socioeconomic Status Of Parents And Use Of Functional Foods In Feeding Their Child(Ren)
… research study stress the fact that children's dietary preferences and habits are formed during early childhood. Thus the implementation of school-based nutrition programs and the inclusion of parental figures may improve children's overall dietary practices, possibly reducing the risk of …
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Low-income Older Adults' Needs and Preferences for Nutrition Education
… 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 low-income older adults for nutrition education. Results were made available …
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A test of two educational strategies for lowering blood cholesterol at the worksite
… demographic data and assess baseline knowledge, dietary practices and health-relevant attitudes such as self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility to heart disease, and perceived social support. Subjects also completed a three-day food record on the first and eighth week of the study as well as a …
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Another Day, Another Donut: Political Economy, Agency, and Food in a Montanan Homeless Shelter
… in Missoula, MT were interviewed about their dietary practices and experience of social service programs. The macro-social level influences the diet of the individual in two important ways: first, by creating the environment in which homelessness occurs, and second, by regulating the social …
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Another Day, Another Donut: Political Economy, Agency, and Food in a Montanan Homeless Shelter
… in Missoula, MT were interviewed about their dietary practices and experience of social service programs. The macro-social level influences the diet of the individual in two important ways: first, by creating the environment in which homelessness occurs, and second, by regulating the social …
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Cultivating Quality of Life: Assessing Diet, Physical Activity, and Mental Health Among Arab-American Breast Cancer Survivors - Uncovering Barriers and Facilitators for Holistic Well-Being
… cancer survivors, with a particular emphasis on dietary practices, physical activity, and mental health. Despite increasing survivorship rates in this population, there remains a significant gap in the literature addressing their unique post-treatment experiences and needs. Employing a convergent …
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Salivary carriage of candida species in children and their mothers in a Western Cape population salivary carriage of candida species in children and their mothers in a Western Cape population
… In addition to socio-demographic variables, dietary practices, antibiotic use, presence of an oral appliance, and frequency of dental visits were included. A single researcher conducted the clinical examination and sample collection. Saliva (2 mL) samples from all child-mother pairs were …
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Food label reading habits of low-income women and women from the general population
… food labeling and an improvement in the dietary practices of the American public. The aim of this study was to measure the differences in the food-label reading habits, attitudes, and understanding of low-income women participating in the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and …
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