scholarly journals Short- and Medium-Term Impact of a Structured Medical Intervention in Adolescents with Overweight, Obesity, or Increased Waist Circumference

Obesity Facts ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Luisa Macieira ◽  
Jorge Saraiva ◽  
Lélita da Conceição dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Maximum Duration ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

Introduction and Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of a structured medical intervention in adolescents with overweight or obesity at medical discharge and after 5 years and identify the factors responsible for the reappearance of anthropometric alterations. Methods: A total of 42 adolescents with overweight, obesity, and/or increased waist circumference (WC) participated in a survey on eating habits, physical exercise, and sedentary habits. Body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM), and WC were evaluated quarterly during a structured medical intervention, with a maximum duration of 3 years (2007–2010) and 5 years after its conclusion (2015–2016). SPSS 19.0®was used for statistical analysis. Results: Initially, 23.8% adolescents were overweight, 28.6% were obese, 83.3% had increased FM, and 95.2% had high WC. A significant improvement was noted until medical discharge with respect to BMI, FM, and WC (p < 0.001) owing to an increased number of meals; reduction in the consumption of hypercaloric foods/drinks (p < 0.001); increase in the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and soup (p < 0.001); increase in physical exercise and daily walks (p < 0.001); and reduction in sedentary habits (p < 0.001). At reassessment, after 5 years, the majority had normal BMI, FM, and WC (p < 0.001), although 45.2% had abandoned sports (p < 0.001). Conclusions: A relation exists between the improvement or normalization of BMI, FM, and WC and the number of meals, healthy eating habits, physical exercise, and less sedentary habits. The intervention was associated with an improvement in the parameters during the short and medium terms.

Lipodystrophy as dietary and cosmetic problem

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 60-64
Author(s):  
M. Niczyporuk ◽  
Ł. Bacisz ◽  
B. Jankowska ◽  
M. Knaś
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Tissue Composition ◽  
Fat Tissue ◽  
Beauty Salon ◽  
Different Ages ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cosmetic Problem

<b>Introduction:</b> Lipodystrophy is a skin composition disorder. One of the kinds of lipodystrophy is cellulite. Differences in fat tissue composition between woman and man are the cause that lipodystrophy affects women more often. It affects women of different ages - from maturation to menopause. Is estimated that this problem affects 85% of women above the age of 20. <br/><b>Purpose:</b> To analyse the impact of cosmetic procedures and diets on skin affected by cellulite. <br/><b>Materials and methods:</b> The study was conducted based on a survey using a proprietary questionnaire filled by 57 clients of beauty salon Health and Beauty Center “Anamed”, located in Lomza. The study was conducted between 12.2014 and 01.2015. <br/><b>Results:</b> The diet and treatments performed by the respondents were analyzed and their subjective effectiveness assessed. After analyzing the data, it was observed that one-way actions do not bring the expected results. In order to reduce cellulite, it is necessary to undertake multidirectional activities. <br/><b>Conclusions:</b> Cosmetic treatments minimize cellulite changes and improve the overall condition of the skin. Proper healthy eating habits should be promoted because they help to act in the treatment and more importantly preventive in the formation of cellulite.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthy Eating Habits

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Ikechukwu C. Esobi ◽  
M. K. Lasode ◽  
M.O. Flores Barriguete
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Impact

Fueling the Body and Mind

2021 ◽  
pp. 195-220
Author(s):  
Paola Savvidou
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
The Body ◽  
College Life ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Good Sleep

This chapter addresses nutrition and sleep as they relate to music performance and college life. These two topics are presented together because of the significant amount of research demonstrating their interconnectedness. The first part of this chapter discusses the challenges university students face in achieving a balanced diet, the components of proper nutrition, and guidelines for healthy eating habits. Eating disorders, as well as ways to support students who may be dealing with difficulties related to eating, are discussed. The second half of the chapter presents an overview of sleep. Foundational information such as sleep/wake cycles, factors that affect sleep, and the impact of sleep deprivation on nutrition are followed by descriptions of common sleep disorders and strategies for developing good sleep hygiene.

scholarly journals Frequency of the High Body Mass Index in School Going Children in Dhaka City

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Lamisa Saiyara Siddique ◽  
Samsun Nahar ◽  
Tanjima Parvin
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Private School ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Fast Foods ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
The Impact

Childhood obesity is highly prevalent in urban areas of Bangladesh but information is limited. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of obesity in children aged 9-11 years and raise awareness about obesity and its complications. The study was conducted in a Private English Medium school in Dhaka involving 140 students whose height and weight was measured. The BMI was calculated by software provided by Centre of Disease Control. In the present study, we showed that 50% of the students were either overweight or obese out of which26.4% were obese. Majority of those found obese or overweight consumed fast foods. In conclusion, prevalence of obesity was high in a private school, which houses children from mostly middle to high income families. Enforcing healthy eating habits amongst parents could yield better results in lowering the BMI. Further surveillance in this population is essential in verifying the impact of obesity.University Heart Journal Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2014; 23-26

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthy Eating Habits

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Ikechukwu C. Esobi ◽  
M. K. Lasode ◽  
M.O. Flores Barriguete
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Effects of the nutritional labels use on healthy eating habits in Spain

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 540-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. DE MAGISTRIS ◽  
A. GRACIA ◽  
J. BARREIRO-HURLÉ
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Nutritional Label ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Label Use

&nbsp;This study aims at testing a theoretical model explaining why people follow healthy eating habits and in particular to identify how the nutritional labels use influences this behavioural pattern. The results indicate that the individuals who utilise more often the nutritional labels follow healthier eating habits, such as avoiding snacking between meals, a lower intake of salt and avoiding the fat intake. According the factors explaining the label use, the health knowledge, the bad health status and being aware of the diet-health relation are found significant. Age and household size are the socio-demographic variables which also affect the nutritional label use and eating habits. Findings provide more evidence on the consumers' underlying motivations to pay attention to nutritional labelling, which allows evaluating the impact of the implementation of the Regulation EC 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutritional and health claims made on foods (Regulation EC 1924/2006). In addition, empirical results could help the local policy makers to establish appropriate market strategies to increase healthy eating habits by promoting the nutritional label use by consumers.

Parents’ perceived knowledge about food-related behaviours influencing speech-language competences of preschool children

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Goreti Botelho ◽  
Emília Rodrigues ◽  
Rita Matos ◽  
Jorge Lameiras
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Perceived Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Impact

Purpose There is a relationship between eating behaviours and the development of speech-language competences during childhood. This study aims to evaluate the impact of interdisciplinary sessions on food and speech-language education with children’s parents. Design/methodology/approach The session was focused on healthy eating habits and behaviours that may improve or impair child speech competence. Using a self-administered questionnaire, before and immediately after the session, parents from 11 preschools, answered 12 questions, on a five-point Likert scale. Questionnaires from the final sample (n = 96) were statistically analysed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. Findings Statistical analysis revealed statistically significant differences in answers to six questions between pre and post intervention: items 1 (Z = −5.04; p < 0.001), 2 (Z = −3.68; p < 0.001), 3 (Z = −4.12; p < 0.001), 4 (Z = −5.87; p < 0.001), 9 (Z = −2.73; p = 0.006) and 12 (Z = −2.00; p = 0.046). The questionnaire responses after the session showed that parents became more aware of the relationship between the two areas addressed. In addition, the subjects presented more assertiveness in their answers after the educational intervention of the nutritionist and the speech therapist. Practical implications The study showed the importance of associating topics on food and speech-language education and both being addressed simultaneously to parents. The empowerment of parents and other caregivers about feeding and speech-language development may increase their motivation to foster child healthy eating behaviours. It is also desirable to extend this kind of interdisciplinary intervention to other preschools. Originality/value This study fulfils an identified need to study the perceived knowledge of parents about the food-related behaviours influencing speech-language competences of children.

scholarly journals Relationships between parents’ academic backgrounds and incomes and building students’ healthy eating habits

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazi Enamul Hoque ◽  
Kazi Fardinul Hoque ◽  
Revethy A/P Thanabalan
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Eating Habit ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
One Way Anova

Background Building healthy eating habit is essential for all people. School and family are the prime institutions to instill this habit during early age. This study is aimed at understanding the impact of family such as parents’ educations and incomes on building students’ healthy eating habits. Methods A survey on building students’ eating habits was conducted among primary school students of grade 4 (11 years) and 5 (12 years) from Kulim district, Malaysia. Data from 318 respondents were analysed. Descriptive statistics were used to find the present scenario of their knowledge, attitude and practices towards their eating habits while one-way ANOVA and independent sample t-test were used to find the differences between their practices based on students’ gender, parents’ educations and incomes. Results The study finds that the students have a good knowledge of types of healthy food but yet their preferences are towards the unhealthy food. Though the students’ gender and parents’ educations are not found significantly related to students’ knowledge, attitude and practices towards healthy eating habits, parents’ incomes have significant influence on promoting the healthy eating habit. Discussion Findings of this study can be useful to guide parents in healthy food choices and suggest them to be models to their children in building healthy eating habits.

scholarly journals A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Feasibility Study of a WhatsApp-Delivered Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating Habits in Male Firefighters

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6633
Author(s):  
Winnie Wing Man Ng ◽  
Anthony Siu Wo Wong ◽  
Kin Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Cluster Randomized

This cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT)-designed study aimed to explore the feasibility of a promotion pamphlet and/or WhatsApp as a suitable mode of delivery to promote healthy eating habits with fruit and vegetables (F&V) among firefighters. Convenience and snowball sampling methods were used. Forty-five firefighters from 23 fire stations were recruited and they all received the printed pamphlet, while the intervention group participants (n = 20) received additional teaching material through WhatsApp every two weeks for eight weeks. Feasibility outcomes included retention, practicality, and implementation. The participants reported high levels of satisfaction with the intervention. There were significant improvements in the mean numbers of days consuming F&V (p = 0.002; p = 0.031) in the intervention group, and for fruit consumption (p = 0.033) in the control group between the baseline (T0) and 3 months after completion of intervention (T1). High levels of participants’ satisfaction with the intervention revealed that a full-scale CRCT of the WhatsApp-delivered intervention promoting healthy eating could be feasible, especially as a means of increasing the numbers of days they consumed F&V and the numbers of servings of these consumed per day.

scholarly journals Individualized Tailor-Made Dietetic Intervention Program at Schools Enhances Eating Behaviors and Dietary Habits in Obese Hispanic Children of Low Socioeconomic Status

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor ◽  
Diana Moreno-Sànchez ◽  
Norma G. Gutierrez ◽  
Fabiola Monsivais-Rodriguez ◽  
Ubaldo Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Hispanic Children ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Dietetic Intervention

Hispanic children and those from low-socioeconomic status are predisposed to unhealthy eating habits and obesity.Aim. to implement an individualized, face-to-face, parent supported, and school-partnership dietetic intervention to promote healthy eating habits and decrease body mass index. Prospective school year dietetic intervention of 101 obese, Hispanic, low-socioeconomic school-age children representative of Monterrey, Mexico, consisted of anthropometrics, dietetic assessment, energy-restriction tailor-made daily menus, and parental education every three weeks. Student’st-test was used for means comparison. A significant decrease was found in body mass index percentile(96.43±3.32to93.42±8.12/P=0.00)and energy intake/day of −755.7 kcal/day(P=0.00). Among other energy dense foods with significant decline in servings/day and servings/week were processed meats(3.13 ± 1.43to2.19 ± 1.04/P=0.00and5.60 ± 1.75to4.37 ± 2.10/P=0.00, resp.), saturated fat(1.47 ± 1.08to0.78 ± 0.79/P=0.00and2.19±2.18to1.1±1.36/P=0.00), sweetened beverages(2.79±1.99to1.42±1.21and6.21±1.72to3.89±2.80/P=0.00), and desserts and refined-grain bakery(1.99±1.54to1.32±1.59and2.85 ± 2.54to1.57 ± 2.20/P=0.00). There was a significant increase in servings/day and servings/week of water(2.98 ± 2.02to4.91 ± 2.37and6.62 ± 2.03to6.87 ± 0.91/P=0.00, resp.) and nutrient dense foods such as fruits(1.31 ± 0.89to1.66 ± 0.96and3.34 ± 2.24to4.28 ± 2.43/P=0.00)and fish and poultry(3.76 ± 2.15to4.54 ± 2.25/P=0.00). This intervention created healthy eating habits and decreased body mass index in a high risk population. Trial registration number:NCT01925976.

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