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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"unhealthy eating"”.
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Spiraling effects of firefighters’ emotional demands and off-duty unhealthy behaviors: psychosocial resources and healthy behaviors as moderators
Unhealthy eating and substance use have been linked to numerous adverse long-term and short-term health and well-being outcomes; however, work-related predictors of these behaviors have been largely ignored. One possible explanation why individuals eat unhealthy foods and use substances is to cope …
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Double Consciousness and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors in Young Black and White Adults
… with their bodies and in turn developing unhealthy eating and weight control behaviors. Double consciousness, a racially/ethnically sensitive measure of body dissatisfaction, was tested as a mediator of the relation between ethnic identity and unhealthy eating and weight control behaviors …
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Emotional eating in early Jamaican adolescents: the role of remote acculturation, psychological distress and U.S. media
The present study explored emotional eating patterns of youth living in the Caribbean. The aims of this study were to: (1) investigate the correlation between emotional eating and unhealthy eating in Jamaican adolescents (2) evaluate the association between psychological distress (anxiety & …
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Awareness of, Degree of Knowledge About, and Attitudes Toward the Body Image Concerns and Eating Practices of Middle-school Aged Girls: A Survey of School Social Workers
In response to the increased incidence of eating disorders, along with the increased prevalence of body image concerns and unhealthy eating practices among younger and younger females, more attention has been given to eating disorder prevention programming over the past two decades. However, the …
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The Moralisation of Eating
Morality, food and eating have been associated for centuries. However, little is known about the extent and impact of this association on how people relate to food and eating today. This thesis explores three questions in seven studies. The first question is: ‘Do people compensate morally for …
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From Grain Elevator to Creamery: Reconnecting to the Working Landscape in Silvana, Washington
… of where our food comes from. This results in unhealthy eating habits, and leads to huge energy consumption in transporting food across the globe. By creating a place where connections can be made between the local farmland and the production of food, people can be encouraged to eat more …
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Examining the intention-behavior gap: The impact of the food environment on the eating behaviors of low-income African American women
… between motivation for healthy living and actual eating behavior. A sample of 55 low-income African American women (<em>M<sub>age</sub></em> = 30.25, <em>SD</em> = 7.46) completed self-report motivation and eating behavior questionnaires. The food environment was measured by the number and …
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A STUDY OF LIVING AND WORKING ON THE TOWBOAT: WHAT ARE THE HEALTH & NUTRITION IMPLICATIONS?
… and barriers to good health, specifically eating practices and physical activity, and motivation to meet U.S.C.G. physical and BMI guidelines. The study utilized a cross-sectional design to explore relationships among variables utilizing a survey and body composition measurements. One …
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The Associations of Chronic Stress, Social Support, Health Behaviors and Metabolic Syndrome among Hispanic Women
… social determinants were associated with MetS: unhealthy eating habits (OR 2.13; 95% CI 1.05,4.30), limited healthy food access (OR 3.18; 95% CI 1.42, 7.14) and lack of physical activity (OR 2.43; 95% CI 1.24, 4.78) adjusted for health insurance. No differences between the two groups were found …
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Gender And The Body: Exploring The Relationship Between Eating Disorders And Sexual Activity
… this study explored the relationship between eating disorders, body image, and sexual activity. The desire behind most individuals with eating disorders is to achieve a “perfect body” (Barth & Starkman, 2016). Key to this inquiry was to find out whether or not a positive body image led to an …
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Healthy hearts in family child care: what is the current state of provider health?
… or obese was significantly increased with unhealthy eating, lack of physical activity, and higher than average perceived stress. Study 2. Due to the high levels of overweight and obesity in the first study, the second study was conducted to determine how these high levels might affect the …
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The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality
… rural black women. Objective: Investigating the eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese female teenagers in Thulamela Local Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. Design, setting and participants: This was an exploratory, descriptive study conducted in 2006–2007 amongst 125 …
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The Impact of Food Environment in Childhood Obesity in the UK: A Systematic Review
… one of the main factors impacting children's eating habits is the food environment, which includes the availability, accessibility, affordability, and marketing of unhealthy food alternatives. In order to better understand how the food environment affects childhood obesity in the UK, this …
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UTILIZING THE LEAF-QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE THE RISK OF LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY IN COLLEGE FEMALE WRESTLERS
… of female wrestlers, can potentially induce unhealthy eating habits and overtraining. This can ultimately lead to Low Energy Availability (LEA). <strong>Purpose:</strong> The primary purpose of this study was to examine the number of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II female …
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Influence of a High-Fat Diet on Delay Discounting, Food Reinforcement, and Eating Behaviors in Sedentary and Endurance Trained Men
… protein) for 5 days. DD, FPT, and Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) were assessed at three time points: baseline, after the standard diet/before high-fat diet, and after the high-fat diet. Discounting rates were significantly different at baseline between sedentary and endurance trained …
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Dissociating Roles for the Nucleus Accumbens Core and Shell in Priming-, Cue-, and Stress-Induced Reinstatement of Food-Seeking Behavior
Many people who relapse to previous unhealthy eating habits after a period of abstinence from unhealthy foods report that relapse was triggered by re-exposure to palatable foods acting as a prime, exposure to food-associated cues, or exposure to stress. Dietary relapse can be studied using an …
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Eating Attitudes Among Exercisers: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
… the nature of exercisers emotions to diet and eating behaviours. As existing measures were validated using either clinical or student samples, the first step examined the validity of the 26-item Eating Attitude Test on a sample of 598 exercisers. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) results …
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Reducing sugar intake in South Africa: a multilevel policy analysis of how global and regional diet policy recommendations find expression at country level
… to promote healthy diets and/or restrict unhealthy eating habits at country-level. The study explored the extent to which global policy recommendations and directives on reducing sugar intake to prevent and control NCDs have found expression in policies issued at the Africa region, South …
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Understanding Customers\' Healthy Eating Behavior in Restaurants using the Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behavior
… many 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 …
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To Eat or Not to Eat: An Investigation of Meal Skipping on Cognitive Functioning
… (Pollitt, Lewis, Garza, & Shulman, 1983). Unhealthy eating practices are frequently formed in college-aged samples; individuals in this age-range may be at risk for developing dangerous dieting behaviors (Neumark-Sztainer, Butler, & Palti, 1995). Studies examining the acute impact of eating …
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