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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"snack foods"”.
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Sodium reduction in snack foods via optimized microstructural design of sodium delivery system
… stroke and kidney diseases. Chips, extruded snacks, and tortilla/corn chips accounted for almost 56% of snacks retail sales in 2010 and hence it is important to target sodium reduction in this area. Past studies had shown that modifying the rate-release mechanism of sodium is a promising …
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Perceptual changes, drivers of liking and physicochemical characteristics in high protein extruded snack foods
… and produce a set of model high protein extruded snack foods varying by protein level and protein 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, …
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Nutrition Composition of Snacks Offered to Young Recreational Soccer Players
Snacking behavior has changed dramatically over the past few decades, with snacking frequency reaching upwards of three times per day and comprising 27% of daily calorie intake. Research has shown that the largest food groupings from snacks are grain-based desserts, sweetened beverages, and salty …
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Influence of the home environment on preschoolers’ dietary intake in middle class families enrolled in a preschool program in metropolitan Seattle
… intake of fruits and vegetables and snack foods. <br /><strong>Setting:</strong> A cooperative preschool in metropolitan Seattle, WA. <br /><strong>Subjects:</strong> Families with children aged 12 months to 5 years (n= 163) were contacted and asked to participate. One hundred and …
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Nutrition knowledge and feeding practices of the parents of preschool children in two upper-middle income counties in Virginia
… Knowledge Test gave their children the better snack foods, and also provided the best variety of foods high in protein. Knowledge of food sources of vitamin A, iron, and calcium was limited. Professional women scored higher on the Nutrition Knowledge Test than did the non-professional women. …
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The influence of brand-equity mascots used by U.S. food, beverage, and restaurant companies on the diet of American children and parents
… for candy/sweets, children's meals, and snack foods. The second pilot study used Q methodology to explore the views of five child-parent dyads concerning the influence of brand mascots on their diet-related cognitive outcomes. Each child and one parent independently completed a …
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The real deal: Willingness-to-pay and satiety expectations are greater for real foods versus their images
… consumers make decisions in the context of real foods that have actual caloric content and afford grasping and consumption. Surprisingly, few studies have compared whether real foods are valued more than 2D images of foods, and in the studies that have, differences in the stimuli and testing …
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Nutritional factors associated with obesity in adolescent females in the United Arab Emirates
… change in socio-economic status. Traditional foods have been replaced by new foods. Snack foods of high energy density and the consumption of greater energy intake at weekends compared to schooldays was a consistent observation. The study also showed that the adolescent females were engaged in …
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Two-scale modeling of transport mechanisms and quality changes during frying of foods
… cooking technique, which involves immersion of foods in edible oil at high temperatures. An excessive fat consumption by humans has been linked to serious health diseases. Frying occurs at temperatures well above the boiling point of water and involves short time duration. Frying results in a …
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The influence of child attachment security, dietary consumption, and household chaos on executive function
… (Menon et al., 2020) and who eat more healthy foods instead of snack foods or processed meats have been found to have more optimal EF abilities (Cohen et al., 2016; Isaacs & Oates, 2008). Literature has also shown that higher household chaos is associated with lower EF skills (Dumas et al., …
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Obesity Prevention in Pacific Adolescents: Is there a role for the church?
… the school canteen or shop, and consume more snack foods (p=<0.05). They were also more likely to have a supportive family and community environment for healthy eating and physical activity (p=<0.05). Church attendees were more likely to be dissatisfied with their own body weight, but less …
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Food habits of adolescents (16-19 years) in the Manzini region, Swaziland
… the extent to which traditional, fast and snack foods are included in their eating patterns. Scant information is available on the food habits of Swazi adolescents. This life stage is characterised by physiological and behavioural changes that could affect their eating patterns. In the …
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Exploration of Factors Influencing Sports Snacks Decisions Among Parents and Coaches of Young, Recreational Soccer Players
… nearly half of a soccer match and in another foods and beverages offered at different youth sporting events were found to be energy-dense with little nutritional value. Parents, coaches and their respective sports organizations have the capacity to support a positive sports environment by …
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Estudio de prefactibilidad para implementación de una planta de producción de chifles con sabor a tocino bajos en grasa
En el proyecto se presentan los criterios para demostrar la viabilidad de la implementación de una planta de producción de chifles saborizados a tocino bajos en grasa. En los siguientes capítulos, se sustentará la viabilidad del proyecto económica, técnica, social, financiera y ambientalmente. Se …
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The Correlation between Competitive Foods Availability, Students at Risk for Overweight and Overweight, and Strength of School Officials' Beliefs Favoring Improved School Nutrition Environment in Arkansas Public High Schools
… high schools allow the sales of competitive foods (those foods which are not regulated or a part of the reimbursable meals programs) to students on school grounds. Arkansas is one state which mandates the annual collection of body mass index (BMI) data for all students. This study examined …