nutritional awareness young
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Calorie counting smart phone apps: Effectiveness in nutritional awareness, lifestyle modification and weight management among young Indian adults
Calorie counting mobile apps claim to assist in weight management by helping users monitor their diets and track activity. This study assessed quality and effectiveness of popular calorie counting apps in weight management and behaviour change. Top 20 apps were selected from Google Play store and their quality was assessed using a 55 point scoring scale on attributes like standards used, content accuracy, user interface and sources of database. The mean SD (standard deviation) quality score was 36.95 5.65) The calorie and activity recommendations were compared with standards and over 65 per cent apps over/underestimated calorie intake. To assess effectiveness, 60 young volunteers were recruited and divided into two groups. The intervention group (n 30) was asked to use one of the top 3 apps for 8 weeks. Pre and post comparisons were made with the control group (n 28) No significant difference was noted in anthropometry or food consumption. There was increasing trend (13.33% in physical activity in the intervention group.
Health Informatics J.
Paromita Banerjee Vishnu Vardhana Rao Mendu Damayanthi Korrapati SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu
229383267
THE EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC EDUCATION ON THE LEVEL OF HEALTH AWARENESS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH NUTRITIONAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG SPORTS ATHLETES AGE 17 or LESS THAN 20 YEARS
The study aimed to identify the effect of electronic awareness on the level of health awareness among athletes, and to identify the relationship between the level of health awareness and nutritional behaviour, as well as to reveal the significance of the differences between the pre and posttests in the level of health awareness and nutritional behaviour among players ages 17 less than 20 years To achieve this, the study was conducted on a sample of (200) young athletes practising for many sporting events in the urban areas of Karbala city, who were randomly chosen. The results of the study showed the amount of positive impact of electronic awareness on the level of health awareness of the research sample about the average correct answers and a significant level (0.002) as well as the positive effect of electronic awareness on the level of nutritional behaviour of the research sample with the average correct answers and a moral level (0.0001) and that there is a direct relationship between The level of health awareness and nutritional behaviour of the study sample.
Hussein Makki Mahmoud Maytham Salim Al-Nasrawii Alaa M Dhahir
216502851
Guidance of young people to activity, healthy nutrition and obesity awareness as a sport policy
The research was conducted to determine the physical activity, nutritional behaviors and obesity awareness of young people between the ages of 16 27 in Ankara and to offer a new sports policy. Obesity awareness questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was applied to the participants. The original form consists of 23 questions and three sub dimensions; 1) Obesity awareness (8 questions) 2) Nutrition sub dimension (7 questions) and 3) physical activity sub dimensions (8 questions) As a result of the detailed analyzes, it was determined that the sample was not evenly distributed in terms of education level. Educational background and its sub dimensions were examined by Kruskal Wallis H test. As a result of the analyzes, it was found that women were in majority. In addition, it was found that the results of the analysis did not show statistically significant difference in the sub dimensions and overall scale according to the age of the participant. When the results of one way analysis of variance according to occupational classification of the participants were examined, it was found that there was no statistically significant difference in obesity awareness physical activity sub dimensions and scale in general. However, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the group averages according to occupational categories in the nutrition sub dimension. Significant difference was observed between public employees and students and it was aware than students. When the results of one way analysis of variance according to income categories were examined, it was found that there was a statistically significant dimension according to occupational classification. The ones who have over 5.500tl monthly income were in majority. There was no statistically difference in the analysis according to BMI values. According to the results of the analysis based on the level of education, no statistically significant result was found. Increasing awareness of individuals about physical activity and obesity is crucial in preventing nutrition and obesity, besides more comprehensive plans and policies are required to be developed in order to adapt this knowledge into lifestyle. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. Ozet Arastirma Ankara ilinde 16 27 yas arasi bireylerin fiziksel aktivite, beslenme davranislari ve obezite farkindaliklarini belirlemek ve buna iliskin bir spor politikasi onerisi olusturmak uzere yapilmistir. Katilimcilara 20 sorudan olusan obezite farkindalik anketi uygulanmistir. Olcegin orjinal formu 23 madde olusmaktadir. Uc alt boyuttan olusan olcegin alt boyutlari; 1) Obezite farkindaligi (8 madde) 2) Beslenme alt boyutu (7 madde) ve 3) fiziksel aktivite alt boyutlarindan (8 madde) olusmaktadir. Yapilan detayli analizler sonucunda Egitim seviyesi bakimindan orneklemin alt gruplarda dengeli dagilmadigi tespit edilerek egitim seviyesi degiskeninin olcek genelinde ve alt boyutlarindaki durumu Kruskal Wallis h testi ile incelenmistir. Yapilan analizler sonucunda obezite farkindaligi alt boyutunda cinsiyete gore kadinlar lehine anlamli fark oldugu gorulmustur. Ayrica katilimcilarin yas degiskenine gore analiz sonuclarinin alt boyutlarda ve olcek genelinde istatistiksel acidan anlamli bir farklilik gostermedigi tespit edilmistir. Katilimcilarin meslek kategorilerine gore tek yonlu varyans analizi sonuclari incelendiginde obezite farkindalik, fiziksel aktivite alt boyutlarinda ve olcek genelinde istatistiksel acidan anlamli bir farklilik gostermedigi tespit edilmistir. Bununla birlikte beslenme alt boyutunda meslek kategorilerine gore grup ortalamalari arasinda istatistiksel acindan anlamli bir farklilik bulundugu gorulmustur. Anlamli farkin kamu calisanlari ile ogrenciler arasinda ve kamu calisanlari lehine gerceklestigi gorulmustur. Gelir kategorilerine gore tek yonlu varyans analizi sonuclari incelendiginde obezite farkindalik boyutunda meslek kategorilerine gore grup ortalamalari arasinda istatistiksel acindan anlamli bir farklilik bulundugu gorulmustur ve bu farkin aylik 5.501 TL geliri olan bireyler lehine oldugu tespit edilmistir. BKI degerlerine gore yapilan analizde ise istatiksel acidan anlamli bir fark bulunamamistir. Yine egitim seviyelerine gore yapilan analiz sonucuna gore de istatiksel acidan anlamli bir fark bulunamamistir. Bireylerin Fiziksel aktivite ve obezite konusunda farkindaliginin artirilmasi beslenme ve obezitenin onlenmesinde onemli olmakla birlikte, edinilen bilgilerin yasam tarzina adapte edilebilmesi icin daha kapsamli plan ve politikalarin gelistirilmesi gerekmektedir.
Tamer Acaroglu Tekin Colakoglu
196491057
Awareness of Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Possible Health Effects among Young Adults
Purpose: To assess awareness of omega 3 fatty acids (FAs) and their possible health effects among young adults.Methods: An online survey was deployed to young adults. Questionnaire development involved identification of topic areas by content experts and adaptation of questions from previous consumer surveys. Focus groups and cognitive interviews ensured face validity, feasibility, and clarity of survey questions. Degrees of awareness and self reported consumption were assessed by descriptive statistics and associations by Cochran's Q tests, Pearson's kh2 tests, Z tests, and logistic regression.Results: Of the 834 survey completers (aged 18 25 years) more respondents recognized the abbreviations EPA ~51% and DHA ~66% relative to ALA ~40% P 0.01) Most respondents ~83% recognized that EPA and DHA have been linked to heart and brain health. Respondents who used academic/reputable sources, healthcare professionals, and/or social media to obtain nutritional information were more likely to report awa.
Kaitlin RokePhD Jodi RattnerBSc Rd Paula BrauerPhD David M MutchPhD
3894711
Awareness of Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Possible Health Effects among Young Adults.
PURPOSE To assess awareness of omega 3 fatty acids (FAs) and their possible health effects among young adults. METHODS An online survey was deployed to young adults. Questionnaire development involved identification of topic areas by content experts and adaptation of questions from previous consumer surveys. Focus groups and cognitive interviews ensured face validity, feasibility, and clarity of survey questions. Degrees of awareness and self reported consumption were assessed by descriptive statistics and associations by Cochran's Q tests, Pearson's kh2 tests, Z tests, and logistic regression. RESULTS Of the 834 survey completers (aged 18 25 years) more respondents recognized the abbreviations EPA ~51% and DHA ~66% relative to ALA ~40% P 0.01) Most respondents ~83% recognized that EPA and DHA have been linked to heart and brain health. Respondents who used academic/reputable sources, healthcare professionals, and/or social media to obtain nutritional information were more likely to report awareness of these health effects (P 0.01) Finally, 48% of respondents reported purchasing or consuming omega 3 foods, while 21% reported taking omega 3 supplements. CONCLUSIONS This baseline survey suggests a high level of awareness of some aspects of omega 3 fats and health in a sample of young adults, and social media has become a prominent source of nutrition and health information.
Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research a publication of Dietitians of Canada Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en dietetique une publication des Dietetistes du Canada
Kaitlin Roke Jodi Rattner Paula Brauer David M Mutch
20104393
Nutritional awareness and food preferences of young consumers
The need for effective nutritional education for young consumers has become increasingly apparent given their general food habits and behaviour, particularly during adolescence. Aims to analyse the interaction between young consumers' food preferences and their nutritional awareness behaviour, within three environments (home, school and social) Preliminary findings in this study would indicate that the perceived dominance of this home, school and social interaction appears to be somewhat overshadowed by the young consumers, developing "independence" trait, particularly during adolescent years. This appears to be reflected in their food preferences within the associated three environments. Suggests that such food preferences are often of a "fast food" style and consequently the food habits of many young consumers may fuel the consumption of poor nutritionally balanced meals. While young consumers were aware of healthy eating, their food preference behaviour did not always appear to reflect such knowledge, particularly within the school and social environments.
Karen Brown Heather McIlveen Chris Strugnell
40983732
The Use of IT to Increase Nutritional Awareness in Young Children
It has been well documented that obesity amongst young children is on the increase. By the age of 5 the level of obesity is alarming and is much greater than expected in comparison to the national standards. To address this problem, an overall health programme is required encompassing healthy eating and physical activity. However, a radical change of this nature has not shown any long term benefits and can result in a negative attitude from the child. Therefore, more subtleways of increasing awareness in children about healthy eating were thought to be the key. Since children are spending an increasing amount of their free time playing computer games, it was thought that this would be a good way of introducing them to healthy eating. Therefore, a prototype system is developed and tested to identify whether IT can be used to raise nutritional awareness in young children. The results show that the increase is marginal, but the system did encourage discussion about the effects of food amongst a group of children aged between 4 5.
Nayna Patel Simon Kent Sarunjit S Rai
68811554
Socio cultural factors as determinants of nutritional awareness in mothers of preschool children in Gwalior City.
Nutritional awareness is the content of mind that relates to the choice of discerning the food. When it comes to the health of children in the age group of 0 5 years, mothers' nutritional awareness plays the most important and major role. The level of nutritional awareness in such mothers can be measured in terms of correct knowledge of hygiene, posture and extent of breastfeeding, the right weaning practices, specific nutritional deficiencies, malnutrition and immunization. Practices and attitudes pertaining to child rearing, specially concerned with feeding of young children, hove a considerable impact on nutritional status and morbidity.
Charu Katare Veena Rani Shrivastava Shailja Jain
59333675
The impact of educational nutritional sessions for prospective preschool teachers on their knowledge, practice and awareness regarding nutritional needs of preschool children in Damanhour City
The first six years in human life is a period when children develop quickly and effectively. Early childhood is a critical time for the development of food preferences and eating patterns. Feeding habits formed in the toddler years are important building blocks for adult health. Preschool is the perfect setting to educate children on the principles of good nutrition. The preschool or child care center where young children are spending large amounts of time is an effective setting for learning nutrition and increasing preference for foods that are nutritionally beneficial. The nutritional knowledge and awareness of preschool teachers are one of the important factors affecting preschool children's nutritional habit. Aims of this study are to assess the nutritional knowledge, practices and awareness of prospective kindergarten teachers and to identify the effect of implementing the nutritional sessions for prospective preschool teachers on their knowledge, practices and awareness regarding nutritional needs of preschool children. Material and Methods: quasi experimental design, structured questionnaire was used to collect data before and after the conduction of the nutritional sessions. It was conducted in the faculty of kindergarten in Damanhour University. Results: revealed that most of the students (91% supported the importance of nutritional education to preschool age children and the majority of them had mentioned that they didn't receive any previous nutritional education before. In addition, the majority of the studied sample didn't know the daily nutritional requirement of preschool age children. Conclusion and recommendations: The influences of kindergarten teacher nutritional knowledge on preschoolers nutritional habit is evident. Thus their knowledge, attitude and practices must be comprehensive and up to date. Nutritional courses for undergraduate teachers must be incorporated in the faculty curriculum and nutrition education and nutrition related activities must be compulsory. (ZeinabAlam, Enas Mohamed Ebrahimand DoaaAbd El Salam Amin. The impact of educational nutritional sessions for prospective preschool teachers on their knowledge, practice and awareness regarding nutritional needs of preschool children in Damanhour City. Life Sci J 2013; 10(2):325 334) (ISSN: 1097 8135) http:/www.lifesciencesite.com 51
Z I Alam Enas Mohamed Ebrahim
168112455
Nutritional Imbalance Dominant Consumption Behaviour of Young People from Romania
The alert lifestyle, the great availability and accessibility of foodstuff and the powerful pressure exercised by the food industry by means of mass media, in order to encourage overconsumption, have disturbed all the elements of food consumers' behaviour, causing them to miss the nutritional landmarks obtained within family education. Adopting a diet based on quantity instead of quality, due to a bad nutritional education, the modern consumers are both overfed and underfed, two features rarely found in the same body throughout the history. In this context, in order to prevent the nutrition and metabolic disorders, there is the need, more than ever before, of awareness for connecting nutrition and health ,you are what you eat" and the necessity to adopt especially by the new generation of consumers, the basic principles of a balanced diet. With the main aim to highlight the characteristics of food consumption behaviour for the new generation of Romanian consumers, the authors carried out an exploratory research, based on the technique of the food diary through estimation. As for highlighting the potential nutritional imbalances, the authors analysed the medium allowance of energy and macronutrients of the respondents' diet. Also, it would be a fulfilment that the research results to lead to the subsequent elaboration of a guide for redirecting the food behaviour of young consumers, in order to avoid the nutritional imbalances and to prevent serious illnesses.
Dorin Vicentiu Popescu Lelia Voinea Mihai Negrea