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Showing 1 to 20 of 243 for “"healthy eating"”.
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Socially constructing healthy eating: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of healthy eating information and advice
Background: It is well recognised that eating a poor quality diet can lead to a number of long term health conditions and premature mortality. In response, a variety of materials, offering healthy eating advice from both state and commercial sources, have been produced in the UK to help and …
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Income and 'healthy' eating practices
… to maintain 'mainstream' or 'normal' social eating practices following an involuntary decrease in household income; 5) there is an 'inverted V' relationship between income and variety with £20,000 as a turning point; 6) lower income families focus on meals rather than on the individual value …
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Healthy Eating Information and Food Choices
… College students are heavily exposed to many unhealthy dietary trends, being reliant on the taste attributes of food for their food decisions, and have a lack of exposure to healthier food options at their campuses. The current study investigated whether providing education on healthy eating …
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Healthy Eating Opportunities and Choices for University Faculty
… community. These environments often foster eating behaviors that can contribute to rising obesity rates in the United States. The aim of this study was to identify university faculty’s perceptions of the campus food environment and access to healthy foods. Investigated were barriers to …
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A Narrative Exploration of 'Unhealthy' Attitudes Towards 'Healthy' Eating.
… who consider themselves to have an ‘unhealthy’ approach to ‘healthy’ eating make sense of this experience through the stories they tell. Narrative interviews were undertaken with four research participants and the data was subsequently subjected to a six stage Critical Narrative …
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Multi-level Barriers for Healthy Eating and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Hispanic Women Participating in a Healthy Eating Intervention: Findings from the Nuestras Comidas Project.
… address multi-level barriers and increase healthy eating among this population. This study aims to assess the impact of Nuestras Comidas, a short, 8 week pilot program targeting Hispanic women, in changing perceptions of different multi-level barriers and increasing fruit and vegetable …
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Co-Creating Solutions: Affordable Healthy Eating for Individuals Living with Cognitive Disabilities
… making it difficult for them to plan and eat healthy meals. Additionally, this population is also highly vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, further exacerbating barriers to healthy eating. Therefore, removing barriers impeding affordable healthy eating for individuals living with …
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Promoting healthy eating among college women: Effectiveness of an intuitive eating intervention
… study to test the effectiveness of an intuitive eating intervention designed to increase adaptive eating practices and reduce eating disorder risk factors. Participants were 72 non-clinical, female college students from a large Midwestern university who were randomly assigned to either the …
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A Foucauldian Genealogical Analysis of Healthy Eating Education Materials in Ontario 1942-2015
… binaries of nutrition that remain active in the Healthy Eating approach. Defining the quantitative approach, and the dietary self-assessment based on it, as irrelevant to healthy eating will allow room for new pedagogies, and a new definition of healthy eating practices to develop.
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Healthy eating behaviors following a culturally sensitive nutrition education intervention for Hispanic families
… and children, assessed through tools such as the Healthy Eating Index, is high, this group consumes the highest reported intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and saturated fats. Nutrition education interventions are needed to address these two problem areas, which can contribute to weight …
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The Meaning and Experiences of Healthy Eating in Mexican American Children: A Focused Ethnography
… the meaning and cultural influences of healthy eating and the role of nursing in the promotion of healthy eating practices from the Mexican American child's point of view. </p><p> Background</p><p> No current studies directly measure the meaning of healthy eating from the Mexican …
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Mindfulness and mindful eating may not decrease calorie intake, predict healthy eating and improve mood
… a numerous benefits for health, like affecting eating behavior and mood, which are important factors in preventing health problems. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects two mindfulness approaches, mindfulness and mindful eating meditations, on calorie intake and mood. The …
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Does Adoption of the Healthy Eating Standards Impact Snack Quality in Local After-School Programs?
… as appropriate venues in which to promote healthy eating. In 2011, the National Afterschool Association (NAA) adopted the evidence-based Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Quality Standards (HEPAQS) to address snack quality and physical activity in ASPs. Although research has indicated …
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Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity of office-based workers in New Zealand
… obesity and other non-communicable diseases. Unhealthy eating and physical inactivity are major contributors to morbidity and premature death. The working population spends the majority of their waking hours in the workplace and the workplace setting has been identified as an ideal environment …
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Health impacts and dietary composition of Paleolithic and Australian Guide to Healthy Eating Diets in Australia
… part of the evidence-based Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (AGHE). While total dietary fibre intake can be maintained from consumption of vegetables, fruit and nuts, it is not known if the elimination of grain-based foods results in changes to resistant starch (RS) intake. The Paleolithic …
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Developing an evidence-based and UK-adapted Mediterranean style diet for healthy eating in overweight/obesity
… in overweight and obese, yet otherwise healthy, individuals especially outside the Mediterranean Basin. Additionally, many of the dietary modifications increased the healthiness of the diet for specific purposes. Examples of this were visible in the PREDIMED studies, where supplementary …
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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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An evaluation of a point of purchase labeling intervention to improve health literacy and healthy eating choices
… and pencil pre-intervention survey assessing healthy eating intentions, knowledge, and behaviors. Post-intervention data collection was conducted via online survey (N=89), and consisted of the pre-test items and additional questions about label awareness and utilization. While the intervention …
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Understanding Customers\' Healthy Eating Behavior in Restaurants using the Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behavior
… are classified as being obese. Obesity and unhealthy eating behavior are partially related to the increase in our society""s consumption of foods away from home. Accordingly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suggested new menu labeling regulations to help educate customers on healthy …
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