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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"healthier food choices"”.
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Health impact of brief interventions by a registered dietitian during exercise sessions in a phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation setting
… rated the degree at which they were making healthier food choices and how much they liked having an RD assessable during CR. After four months, the exercise physiologists (EPs) rated the value of having an RD in CR. Outcomes were collected on every patient who completed CR during this …
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Beliefs about the Healthfulness of Common Foods
… beliefs about the healthfulness of common foods. There is widespread agreement that a whole foods, plants-based diet, such as that depicted by Canada’s Food Guide, promotes optimal health. However, many processed foods are marketed with nutrition messages that are purportedly designed to …
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Compensation Theory: Can Club Soccer Players Appropriately Balance Energy Intake and Output in and out of Season?
… been done on how physical exercise may increase food consumption. The purpose of this study was to examine whether college club soccer players can appropriately balance energy intake and output in and out of season. A convenience sample of twenty-four college students (14 males and 10 females), …
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Hangry Minds, Unhealthy Choices: EEG Microstate Dynamics as Predictors of Goal-Dependent Dietary Self-Control
… states such as hunger and frustration can bias choices toward tempting foods, whereas activating health goals can counter these influences by promoting healthier choices and greater dietary regulation. Yet it remains unclear why individuals differ in their ability to make healthy choices and …
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Cafe nudge project: choice architecture for eating and nudging healthy behaviors
… that could be enhanced to encourage healthy food choices in three Appalachian high schools. The Center for Behavioral Economics and Child Nutrition Program (BEN Center) has collectively conducted prior research on this topic and has coined the term "Smarter Lunchrooms Movement" for improving …
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The healthiness of processed foods frequently consumed by children in early childhood development centres in the North West Province
… Diet, especially the consumption of processed foods, plays an important role in childhood obesity. Objectives: The aim of this research was to determine the healthiness of frequently consumed processed foods of children aged two to five years. Specific objectives included (i) determining which …
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Evaluation of Teen Cuisine: An Extension-Based Cooking Program to Increase Self-efficacy in Teens
… improve self-efficacy and perceptions related to food and eating behaviors is not currently known. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Teen Cuisine, an Extension-based cooking program on self-efficacy with cooking and perceptions of their eating behaviors in a …
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Comparative analysis of antioxidant properties, quality attributes and yield of organically and conventionally grown melons (Cucumis melo L.) and tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
… This new trend of consumer preference for healthier food choices is one of the driving forces of the organic industry. Organically grown fruits and vegetables are perceived to be more nutritious than those that are produced under conventional production system. Comparison studies on …
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TRANSFORMING GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS: INNOVATIONS AND POLICY INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE DIETS
The global food system faces the dual challenge of promoting dietary patterns that are both healthy and environmentally sustainable. The shift towards Westernized dietary habits, characterized by increased consumption of processed and animal-based foods, has resulted in significant public health …
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Contribution of the local and home-food environments on the food practices of white adults in the Eastern suburbs of Tshwane
The local urban and home-food environments of white adults living in the Eastern suburbs of the Tshwane Metropole is explored and described. The study focused on the contribution of these environments to the food practices of the study group. The South African population, similar to those of other …
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Three essays on nutrition and health: sugar-sweetened beverages, postpartum military wellness, and online grocery shopping
… that shape and influence nutrition status, food choices, and health outcomes. The first chapter presents a structural model based on the socioecological theory to define how behavioral strategies, health literacy, and the interconnected decision-making process of children and their …
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Understanding the role of human microbiota on sensory perception
… underlying mechanisms is paramount to promoting healthier food choices. In this vein, emerging evidence suggests that human eating behaviours can also be affected by interactions between the gastrointestinal microbiota and the chemosensory systems. Despite growing interest, the sensory-oriented …