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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"health claims"”.
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Health claims and consumer skepticism: The influencing effects of information type, sponsor reputation, and information channel
… information and consumers' skepticism toward a health claim nestled within that information set. Two research streams posit different types of consumer behavior. One stream of research suggests that consumers respond with skepticism to health claims, because these claims can be difficult to …
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The Validity of Health Claims on the World Wide Web: A Case Study of the Herbal Remedy Opuntia
… evidence. This study analyzes the validity of health claims on the World Wide Web for the herbal Opuntia using an evidence-based approach, and supports the observation that individuals must critically assess health information in this relatively new medium of communication. A systematic search …
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Labelling, information asymmetry and functional foods : a case study of omega-3 enriched eggs
… in Canada. Although certain nutrient content claims and five generic health claims have been allowed, the inability to make additional nutrient content and health claims decreases functional food firms’ incentives to produce and commercialize new and healthy food products. This, in turn, has …
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Health and justice: the capability to be healthy.
… for a moral entitlement to a capability to be healthy. Motivated by the goal to make a human right to health intelligible and justifiable, the thesis extends the capability approach, advocated by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, to the theory and practice of the human health sciences. Moral …
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Nutraceutical antioxidant potential and polyphenolic profiles of the Zambian market classes of bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
… in legumes and legume based foods because of the health claims associated with their consumption. The aim of the current study was to explore the nutraceutical potential of bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) commonly grown in Zambia based on …
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Perceptual changes, drivers of liking and physicochemical characteristics in high protein extruded snack foods
… type, incorporating enough protein to meet the health claims stated above. Secondly, the snacks were evaluated in a consumer acceptance test to understand the effect of the independent variables, protein level and protein type, on overall acceptance. Following this, the snacks were evaluated by …
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Diabetes mellitus and hospital utilization in the province of Manitoba 1991/1992
… data. This study used population-based Manitoba Health Claims data to measure diabetes prevalence, hospital utilization and mortality for the fiscal year 1991-92. A cohort of 45,117 persons with diabetes were identified, of whom 20,496 (45%) were hospitalized. Standardized comparisons between the …
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Polyphenols and Their Effect on Health and Performance in Active Individuals
… Companies producing polyphenol supplements make ‘health claims’ that their products improve immunity, health and athletic performance based on injudicious scientific research. Polyphenols appear to be effective antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and immune-modulating agents, however the …
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The potential role of justiciability in fostering compliance with the right to health in Nigeria
… law especially the commitment to the right to health and the actual practice. Also, the need to develop the content of the Economic, Social and Cultural rights under which the right to health falls has been given considerably less attention despite the fact that these rights have been part of …
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Acute and Chronic Effects of Low Versus High Glycemic Index Carbohydrate Sources on Metabolic and Cardiovascular Responses in Lean and Obese Dogs
… obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Health claims for dog food are not regulated in Canada, thus many claims do not have a scientific basis. The development of a pet food with proven health benefits is important to pet owners as well as the pet food industry. The purpose of this study …
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THE THEORY, METHODS, AND VALUE OF INTEGRATING DATA TO ADVANCE SOCIAL POLICIES AND HUMAN SERVICES
… a particular social policy issue—youth mental health service quality. The first paper examines current theories around administrative data integration. Then, theory synthesis methods are used to apply critical theory and social constructionism and build an updated theoretical framework for the …
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If You Build It, Will They Come, and What Will They Eat? Investigating Supermarket Development in Food Deserts
… between poor access to supermarkets and negative health outcomes. To address these issues, coalitions of stakeholders have used development incentives known as "fresh food financing" to bring new supermarkets into food deserts, often invoking associative health claims as motivation. To date, few …
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Social struggles over breastfeeding : how lactivism reshapes knowledge, meanings, and practices of breastfeeding
… To this end, the thesis interrogates a health social movement framework, and argues that grass-roots activist endeavours are an under-researched element of the broader pro-breastfeeding movement. Based on active participation in Polish and UK lactivist spaces on- and offline, participant …
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Consumer perception and behaviour towards tropical fruits in Belgium
Increased health consciousness and growing importance consumers attach to fruit in the diet lead to an increasing demand for various tropical fruits in Europe. Also food industries are making greater use of novel tropical fruits to meet the growing interest in innovations in healthy food products. …
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Accounting for taste : regulating food labeling in the "affluent society," 1945-1995
… the appearance of new diet foods and public health concerns undermined this system. Beginning in the 1970s, the FDA shifted its policies. Rather than rely on standardized identities, the agency required companies to provide informative labels such as the ingredients panel, nutrition labels, …
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Alimenti Funzionali e Componenti Nutraceutici come Biomodulatori
… foods is addressing the physiologic effects and health benefits of foods and food components, with the aim of authorizing specific health claims. The recognition that oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathophysiology of cardiac disorders has led to extensive investigations of the …
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Sensory Research on Ginseng Food Products
… ginseng, informative packaging including more health claims was recommended. The proposed ginseng food product types to be developed to target the U.S. market included ginseng chocolate and coffee. Addition of sweeteners and fruity and spicy flavors was recommended to reduce bitter and earthy …
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Employee wellness coaching as an interpersonal communication intervention: exploring intervention effects on healthcare costs, risks, and behaviors
<p>In order to address the rise in healthcare expenditures, employers are turning to wellness programs as a means to potentially curtail costs. One newly implemented program is wellness coaching, which takes a communicative and holistic approach to helping others make improvements to their health. …
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Neighborhood as refuge : environmental justice and community reconstruction in Boston, Barcelona, and Havana
… achieved comparable improved environmental and health conditions around parks and playgrounds, sports courts and centers, community gardens, urban farms, farmers' markets, and waste management. During my eight-month fieldwork in Barcelona, Boston, and Havana, I conducted semi-structured …
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