Download or read book Individual Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Adolescents written by Michelle L. Granner and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Influences on Dietary Intake of Children and Adolescents written by Jessica S. Gubbels and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood is a crucial period for establishing lifelong healthy nutritional habits. The environment has an important influence on children’s dietary intake. This book focuses on the influence of environmental factors on the dietary intake of children and adolescents (0–18 years of age) within various settings including home, early care and education, school, college, holiday clubs, neighborhoods, and supermarkets. The reported studies examine a variety of factors within these settings, including the influence of cooking and parenting, teacher style, resources and barriers within various settings, marketing, and many other factors. The dietary intake behaviors examined include snacking, fruit and vegetable intake, beverage intake, and also nutrition in general. In addition, several papers focus on problems caused by inadequate nutrition, such as hunger and obesity. This work underlines the importance of the environment in influencing children’s and adolescents’ dietary intake. In addition, the papers identified some crucial barriers and facilitators for the implementation of environmental changes to enable a healthy diet for young children. Therefore, it provides some important directions for both future research and practice.

Download or read book Social environmental Factors in the School Setting and Their Influence on Young Adolescent Dietary Behavior written by Martha Young Kubik and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Children s Well Being in Primary School written by Leslie Morrison Gutman and published by Young Writers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Characteristics and Health Behaviors Associated With Latinx and Non Latinx White Adolescent Fruit and Vegetable Intake written by Anaderi Iniguez and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescent fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) remains below the national dietary recommendations, creating a public health dilemma as a diet high in fruit and vegetables is known to be protective against both chronic disease and depression. The theoretical frameworks utilized in this paper include the prevention science framework and ecological systems theory. The purpose of this paper is to investigate individual and family level characteristics and behaviors associated with Latinx adolescent FVI.A secondary analysis was performed using data from 10th grade students living in Washington state who completed the 2018 Healthy Youth Survey. The factors that will be examined in relation to fruit and vegetable intake in this paper include sex, body mass index (BMI), dietary behaviors, physical activity, screen time, acculturation, maternal education, and low-income. Non-Latinx adolescents were used as a comparison group. Separate bivariate correlations were performed between FVI and the independent variables for each group. An independent t-test was also performed to examine differences in FVI among both groups. Separate multiple logistic regressions were conducted to determine which of the variables predicted meeting FVI recommendations for each group.Among non-Latinx White (NLW) adolescents all of the individual level behaviors were significantly correlated with FVI, but for Latinx adolescents only aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity were significantly correlated with FVI. NLW adolescents' (M=3.02, SD=1.51) FVI significantly differed compared to Latinx adolescents' (M=2.91, SD=1.55). The multiple logistic regressions revealed both groups had similar factors that predicted meeting FVI recommendations, but differed among a few of the factors (e.g., frequent family meals, screen time).Continuing to investigate the factors associated with Latinx adolescent FVI is vital to inform the design of culturally responsive nutrition education interventions and should remain a public health priority. Ultimately, environmental and policy level strategies are needed to increase accessibility and affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables to increase the number of adolescents' meeting FVI recommendations.

Download or read book Environmental Influences on Dietary Intake of Children and Adolescents written by Jessica S. Gubbels and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood is a crucial period for establishing lifelong healthy nutritional habits. The environment has an important influence on children's dietary intake. This book focuses on the influence of environmental factors on the dietary intake of children and adolescents (0-18 years of age) within various settings including home, early care and education, school, college, holiday clubs, neighborhoods, and supermarkets. The reported studies examine a variety of factors within these settings, including the influence of cooking and parenting, teacher style, resources and barriers within various settings, marketing, and many other factors. The dietary intake behaviors examined include snacking, fruit and vegetable intake, beverage intake, and also nutrition in general. In addition, several papers focus on problems caused by inadequate nutrition, such as hunger and obesity. This work underlines the importance of the environment in influencing children's and adolescents' dietary intake. In addition, the papers identified some crucial barriers and facilitators for the implementation of environmental changes to enable a healthy diet for young children. Therefore, it provides some important directions for both future research and practice.

Download or read book 5 a Day for Better Health Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Understanding Adolescent Health Behaviour written by Kanayo F. Umeh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh explanation of teenage behaviour arguing that their actions are not as irrational as popular myth suggests.

Download or read book Factors Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Emirati Adolescents written by Nora Makansi and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A critical increase in the prevalence of diet-related chronic diseases in the UAE and neighboring Gulf countries has prompted the need for targeted interventions among the young population. Research on eating behaviors and determinants of healthy eating among adolescents in the UAE is lacking. Using a mixed methods approach, the aim of this study was to describe and understand eating behaviours among Emirati high school adolescents in Dubai, UAE, and to subsequently explore several potential correlates of their fruit and vegetable intake. We collected quantitative data using a self-administered survey completed by a randomly selected sample of 700 students in grades 10 to 12.Then, we conducted 14 follow-up interviews with purposefully selected participants to explain and corroborate the quantitative findings. Quantitative analyses were performed on data from 620 subjects, having excluded non-Emiratis. Descriptive analyses revealed that breakfast was the most commonly skipped meal, with 38.9% of participants eating breakfast on ≤2 days in the past week. Females were significantly more likely to skip breakfast than males (47.8% versus 32.4% respectively). Students described lunch as the main family meal, consisting of traditional home cooked food and fresh salads. Qualitative analyses revealed however, that this midday family meal might be facing challenges as it conflicts with modern working hours of adult family members. Fast food and soft drinks consumption was high in both genders, Approximately 30% of participants reported eating fast food ≥3times in the past 7 days and over 35% reported having soft drinks at least once a day. More than 70% of participants did not meet the recommendations for daily intake of fruits and vegetables. In the final adjusted models, correlates of adequate fruit intake were male gender and having health concerns. Perceived lack of time for healthy eating was negatively associated with adequate fruit intake. Correlates of adequate vegetable intake included increased age, increased lunch frequency, and having heath concerns. Students mostly expressed immediate health concerns related to body weight (among girls) and physical fitness (among boys). Adequate fruit and vegetable intake combined was positively correlated with increased lunch frequency, male gender, parental support for healthy eating, and positive perception of family meals' atmosphere. Surprisingly, frequency of snacking and soft drinks intake was positively associated with adequate intake of fruits and/or vegetables. The integration of quantitative and qualitative findings indicated that males' diets differ from the females' in terms of quantity as boys tended to eat more food in general regardless of its quality. Boys were also exposed to a wider range of environmental influences in comparison to the girls due to restrictive social norms on Emirati females. The students perceived accessibility, method of preparation, and food presentation as important influences on their food choices. Based on our findings, we provide specific recommendations and discuss implications for future interventions and research." --

Download or read book Social Influences on Eating written by C. Peter Herman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the social environment affects food choices and intake, and documents the extent to which people are unaware of the significant impact of social factors on their eating. The authors take a unique approach to studying eating behaviors in ordinary circumstances, presenting a theory of normal eating that highlights social influences independent of physiological and taste factors. Among the topics discussed: Modeling of food intake and food choice Consumption stereotypes and impression management Research design, methodology, and ethics of studying eating behaviors What happens when we overeat? Effects of social eating Social Influences on Eating is a useful reference for psychologists and researchers studying food and nutritional psychology, challenging commonly held assumptions about the dynamics of food choice and intake in order to promote a better understanding of the power of social influence on all forms of behavior.

Download or read book Psychosocial Behavioral and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Cost offset Community Supported Agriculture Enrollees written by Katherine T. Petro and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In cost-offset community supported agriculture (CO-CSA), low-income households receive subsidized shares of locally-grown produce with the aim of improving their access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV). Social cognitive theory (SCT) is a commonly leveraged behavior change theory and informed the design of a CO-CSA plus nutrition education intervention trial for low-income households. The objective of the present study is to model the cross-sectional relationships at baseline between SCT-aligned variables and FV intake among CO-CSA enrollees. We hypothesized that nutrition-related attitudes, beliefs, and self-efficacy as well as perceived FV availability and accessibility would be significant predictors of FV intake. In Spring 2016 and 2017, adult enrollees (n=305) completed a baseline questionnaire containing study-specific and validated questions to measure nutrition-related psychosocial (knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs), environmental (FV availability and accessibility), and behavioral factors (self-efficacy) in relation to self-reported and proxy measures of FV intake (National Cancer Institute’s All-Day FV Screener and resonance Raman spectroscopy to assess dermal carotenoid score). Descriptive statistics and multiple regression models were completed in SPSS. Models controlled for demographic characteristics. Self-efficacy to prepare and eat FV and in-home FV availability were significant predictors of daily FV intake. In-home FV availability, accurate knowledge of FV recommendations, and perceived geographic access to FV were significant predictors of carotenoid score. Among a set of SCT-informed variables expected to influence FV intake, knowledge of FV recommendations, geographic access to FV, in-home availability of FV, and self-efficacy to prepare and eat FV were significant predictors. However, these only explained 22-23% of outcome variability among a sample of CO-CSA adult enrollees. SCT alone may not be the most appropriate theory through which to understand potential levers of FV intake among adults participating in CO-CSA programs.

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Download or read book Socio environmental Personal and Behavioral Factors Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low income Urban African American Female Caregivers written by Yolanda Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adolescent Health written by Ralph J. DiClemente and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the developmental and health problems unique to the adolescent period of life. It focuses on special needs and public health programs for adolescents. It offers deep insight into smoking, violence, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other problems, along with intervention and prevention strategies. "Anyone serious about improving adolescent health should read this book. It spans theoretical and developmental constructs, summaries of evidence-based interventions for adolescent risk behaviors, metrics, and policy recommendations." —S. Jean Emans, MD, chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, and Robert Masland Jr., chair, Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, and professor of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School "This is the one single text that students can use to study adolescent health. It includes contributions from many of the world's most accomplished researchers to provide learners with cutting edge information to make the study of adolescence understandable and applicable in practical settings." —Gary L. Hopkins, MD, DrPH, associate research professor and director, Center for Prevention Research, and director, Center for Media Impact Research, Andrews University "This textbook presents an excellent balance in weighing the evidence from the risk and the resilience literature, incorporating research in racially and ethnically diverse populations." —Renée R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP, professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Howard University College of Medicine "This is an engaging, thorough, and thought-provoking statement of our knowledge about adolescence. " —Wendy Baldwin, PhD, director, Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program, Population Council

Download or read book Dietary Intake and Behavior in Children written by Sibylle Kranz and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Dietary Intake and Behavior in Children" that was published in Nutrients

Download or read book Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them to make food choices that are contrary to current nutritional guidance. To help alleviate this problem, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a number of nutrition assistance programs designed to improve access to healthy foods for low-income individuals and households. The largest of these programs is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, which today serves more than 46 million Americans with a program cost in excess of $75 billion annually. The goals of SNAP include raising the level of nutrition among low-income households and maintaining adequate levels of nutrition by increasing the food purchasing power of low-income families. In response to questions about whether there are different ways to define the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a study to examine the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments, specifically: the feasibility of establishing an objective, evidence-based, science-driven definition of the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, as well as other relevant dimensions of adequacy; and data and analyses needed to support an evidence-based assessment of the adequacy of SNAP allotments. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy reviews the current evidence, including the peer-reviewed published literature and peer-reviewed government reports. Although not given equal weight with peer-reviewed publications, some non-peer-reviewed publications from nongovernmental organizations and stakeholder groups also were considered because they provided additional insight into the behavioral aspects of participation in nutrition assistance programs. In addition to its evidence review, the committee held a data gathering workshop that tapped a range of expertise relevant to its task.

Download or read book Scientific Evidence for Musculoskeletal Bariatric and Sports Nutrition written by Ingrid Kohlstadt and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-01-26 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutrition has long been the missing ingredient in the treatment of the various musculoskeletal conditions seen daily by the health professionals. The often-stated reason for giving nutrition short shrift is the lack of evidence. Responding to this need, Scientific Evidence for Musculoskeletal, Bariatric, and Sports Nutrition provides clinicians wit