Snacks: A Canadian Food History

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 686-687
Author(s):  
Caroline Durand
Keyword(s):  
Food History

Snacks: A Canadian Food History by Janis Thiessen

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-236
Author(s):  
Joel Dickau
Keyword(s):  
Food History

scholarly journals Analysis of the health effects of the transition of traditional Chinese food on the emergence of nontraditional eating behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelhadi Halawa
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Snack Food ◽  
Food History ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Analyze Data ◽  
Chinese Food

Abstract Background Traditional Chinese food has been believed to be closely associated with affecting salubrious health outcomes, enhancing longevity, and interoperating with traditional Chinese medicine. Over the past several decades, traditional Chinese food has been going through significant evolution and qualitative transition of nontraditional eating behaviors. This food transition and eating pattern transformation are propelled by China’s vast population size, rapid socioeconomic development, lifestyle changes, and global influence. Inevitably, these dietary shifts are having a considerable impact not only on public health in China but also globally. Purpose The purpose of the present study is to examine the socioeconomic and health effects of the shift from consuming traditional Chinese food into increasingly consuming Western-style processed foods, fast foods, saturated fats, snacks, sugary beverages, and eating out more often than the traditional home cooking. This study also investigates the prevalence, health effects, and sociodemographic implications of food transition and adopting Western-style eating patterns. Methods Cross-sectional analysis of primary data collected from 1292 adult male and female participants was performed. Participants responded to a cross-sectional self-administered paper-and-pencil-based food history and beverage intake questionnaire. Chi-square analyses were employed to analyze data obtained from the nonparametric variables, whereas t tests were performed to analyze data obtained from the parametric variables. Results There were significant differences in snack food shopping distributions between gender and marital status factors. Females were more likely to purchase more snacks than males, whereas singles were more likely to purchase more snacks than married. Pooled data suggest that 79.67% of the respondents consumed fast food with wide-ranging frequencies. There were significant differences between water and all other typical drinks, as water recorded the highest consumption rate by 65.31%. There were significant differences between the three meal-eating locations, as 48.45% of the respondents were more likely to consume most of their daily meals at home, whereas, combined, 51.55% were more likely to consume most of their daily meals out-of-home. Baking food scored 77.94% compared with all other food preparation methods. Overall healthy eating behaviors results indicated that 49.67% of the respondents consumed a healthy diet most of the time, whereas combined, 50.33% either consumed a healthy diet sometimes or not at all. Conclusions Traditional Chinese eating practices have been transitioning into nontraditional eating behaviors that may be associated with a multitude of chronic non-communicable diseases and high mortality rates. As these rates have been projected to continue rising, there is a need to focus on introducing public health promotion policies, including health education and lifestyle-enhancing initiatives aimed at promoting nutritive balance and adopting healthier eating behaviors. These policies can be tailored to support the most affected groups among the lower- and middle-income Chinese, as well as similar populations in developing countries.

Food history and social status affect food intake in monkeys

Appetite ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 848 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Michopoulos ◽  
K.N. Shepard ◽  
M. Arce ◽  
J. Whitley ◽  
M.W. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Food History

scholarly journals Diet, risk of obesity and socioeconomic circumstances of individuals in the UK: A seemingly unrelated approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Damilola Olajide ◽  
Anne Ludbrook
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Health Production ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Food History ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Private Households ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Uk

Understanding the link between diet, risk of obesity and the underlying socioeconomic circumstances of the individual is useful for health promotion and improvement interventions. In this study, we examined the socioeconomic factors that jointly affect food consumption choices and risk of obesity. We analyse the National Dietary and Nutrition Survey (2000/01) of adults aged 19-64 years living in private households in the UK, using a health production framework. We used information on the complete food history on individuals in the previous week to create eight common food groups. We estimated a system of linear risk of obesity (as measured by Body Mass Index) and eight diet equations with error terms that are correlated across equations for a given individual, but are uncorrelated across individuals, using the seemingly unrelated regression method. Our findings indicate that the socioeconomic factors (e.g. income and education) associated with sources of healthy eating differ. While increasing household purchasing power may be more effective for increasing consumption of healthier foods such as fruit and vegetables, more knowledge and information about healthy eating may be more effective for cutting down on consumption of less healthy foods (e.g. preserves and savoury foods). An understanding of these different healthy eating contexts is essential for the development of effective targeted food based policies aimed at reducing the risk of obesity. Link to Appendix

Foodborne Outbreak investigation: Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, 2021. A retrospective cohort study (Preprint)

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulmohsen Alahmad ◽  
Shady Abdulrahman Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
P Value ◽  
Food History ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Laboratory Results

BACKGROUND On 10 September 2021, Al-Ahsa General Health Directorate reported unexpected number of patients had presented with gastrointestinal symptoms. All the patients gave a history of sharing a common meal as they ate from dinner was served at the mother's house the day before. OBJECTIVE We investigated to verify the outbreak, determine its magnitude, identify the source and implement control measures. METHODS A retrospective cohort design was conducted. Cases were defined as any person who ate dinner at the family gathering on the 9th of September 2021 and developed any or a combination of the following symptoms: diarrhea, vomiting, fever, or abdominal pain within 26 hours of food consumption. We collected information on demographics, symptoms, and food history using a semi-structured questionnaire. We reviewed hospital records for symptoms and Vital sings. We reviewed available laboratory results for cases, we conducted active case search to identify more cases. statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 21.0. RESULTS Twenty subjects were defined as cases (74%) and seven as non-cases (26%). among cases, 16 were females (80%), and 4 were males (20%). The ages ranged between 2–70 years. Among cases (59.3%) had vomiting, (59.3%) had a fever, (48.1%) developed diarrhea, (25%) abdominal pain. The incubation period ranged from 10-26 hours (mean 17.8). The relative risks and p- value were calculated for food items to assess the association between consumption of individual food items and subsequent illness. Among 8 food items consumed, red pasta with chicken (Relative Risk RR= 3.14, 95% CI = 3.2-424.6) and pizza (RR= 1.73, 95% CI = 1.74-42.2) were significantly associated with illness. CONCLUSIONS According to the epidemiological investigation, symptoms, incubation period, and laboratory results there might be some differential diagnosis, but we were unable to more definitively identify the source of the outbreak. We recommend more education to the households about food safety

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