Background: All over the world the prevalence of dyspepsia is quite high. Various literature sources in western countries show that the prevalence of dyspepsia Various literature sources in western ...countries show that the prevalence of dyspepsia is in the range of 7-41% in 2009, but unfortunately only about 10-20% of patients seek treatment or medical help. The increasing condition of dyspepsia can cause various health problems such as decreasing quality of life and functional activity. Dyspepsia usually affects those of productive age. Objectives: This article was produced with the intention of examining the association between eating behaviors and the prevalence of dyspepsia in adolescents. Methods: This is a qualitative article written using a literature study through searches on Google, Google Scholar and Research Gate with the keywords “Eating Patterns and Dyspepsia”, “Types and Frequency of Eating and Dyspepsia”, and “Risk Factors for Dyspepsia”. The resulting articles were selected using the PRISMA flowchart. Results: There are still many teenagers who do not take care of their own health. Teenagers who still live with their parents sometimes still don't care about their health. Adolescents' eating habits, such as eating irregularly or experimenting with an unbalanced diet that is not recommended by health professionals, can lead to unfulfilled nutritional needs. Conclusions: Today's lifestyle of teenagers influences their eating habits. Teenagers who are preoccupied with schoolwork and other activities often delay eating or apply the wrong diet, which if left unchecked can trigger dyspepsia. There is a need for repeated education about the importance of fulfilling nutritional intake through regular eating habits to reduce dyspeptic symptoms.
Early childhood is a critical time for establishing food preferences and dietary habits. In order for appropriate advice to be available to parents and healthcare professionals it is essential for ...researchers to understand the ways in which children learn about foods. This review summarizes the literature relating to the role played by known developmental learning processes in the establishment of early eating behavior, food preferences and general knowledge about food, and identifies gaps in our knowledge that remain to be explored. A systematic literature search identified 48 papers exploring how young children learn about food from the start of complementary feeding to 36 months of age. The majority of the papers focus on evaluative components of children's learning about food, such as their food preferences, liking and acceptance. A smaller number of papers focus on other aspects of what and how children learn about food, such as a food's origins or appropriate eating contexts. The review identified papers relating to four developmental learning processes: (1)
to a food through repeated exposure to its taste, texture or appearance. This was found to be an effective technique for learning about foods, especially for children at the younger end of our age range. (2)
of food choice. Imitation of others' eating behavior was also found to play an important role in the first years of life. (3)
through flavor-nutrient and flavor-flavor learning (FFL). Although the subject of much investigation, conditioning techniques were not found to play a major role in shaping the food preferences of infants in the post-weaning and toddler periods. (4)
of foods. The direct effects of the ability to categorize foods have been little studied in this age group. However, the literature suggests that what infants are willing to consume depends on their ability to recognize items on their plate as familiar exemplars of that food type.
•An intervention programme was designed to teach children healthy diet and habits.•A new web app called “¿Cómo como yo?” (How do I eat?) was used.•Food neophobia score and healthy habits were ...compared among two European countries.•The intervention reduced food neophobia and improved children healthy food habits.•The success of the intervention was related to childreńs food neophobia score.
Healthy eating patterns in childhood promote optimal childhood health, growth and intellectual development. In this context, effective educational programmes to promote healthy eating habits during childhood are needed specially in countries where childreńs overweight and obesity are becoming a serious problem. The main aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a full healthy eating intervention programme focused on the improvement of healthy habits of children from two European countries (Poland and Spain). For achieving this objective, a new web app named “¿Cómo como yo?” (How do I eat?) especially designed for school-aged children was used for collecting the data and for making recommendations of healthy eating habits after the questionnaires were completed. Although 407 Polish and Spanish primary school pupils completed the intervention, after data curation, 339 of them were included in the study. Our results showed that the educational intervention was useful to decrease food neophobia in children and to increase some healthy habits. The success of the healthy eating intervention programme was related to childreńs food neophobia score. The results allowed us to describe country-related differences in food neophobia, food acceptability, food habits and healthy knowledge. Finally, the healthy eating intervention programme has proved that a change in children eating behaviour is possible. In fact, our findings have implications for formulating several recommendations for educational programmes in different EU countries.
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Assessment of nutrition and lifestyle of truck drivers Mikulec, Anna; Zborowski, Marek; Cisoń-Apanasewicz, Urszula ...
Journal of education, health and sport,
02/2023, Volume:
13, Issue:
Supplement Issue 2
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Introduction Man's lifestyle is of great importance for his health. Failure to comply with the rules of care for the physical and psychological sphere may be a risk factor for the development of ...lifestyle diseases. Drivers are a professional group that is particularly vulnerable to the influence of factors inconsistent with the principles of a healthy lifestyle, the most common of which are: improper habits and eating habits, the use of stimulants, insufficient physical activity, sedentary work, etc. Aim The aim of the study was to assess the diet and lifestyle of truck drivers. Material and methods The research tool was a questionnaire consisting of open-ended and choice questions concerning issues related to eating behaviors, regularity and frequency of eating meals, specific product groups, and health status. Based on the data provided by the drivers, the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Results The respondents were dominated by men. Data analysis showed that some of them are overweight. Most of the respondents are characterized by proper eating habits related to the frequency and quality of the meals they eat. The most common ailments resulting from and related to the specificity of the work performed are back pain, nervousness, and sleep disorders. Conclusions There is a need to promote a healthy lifestyle among drivers, taking into account in particular the change and shaping of correct eating habits. The research can be the basis for further activities aimed at educating this professional group.
The objective of the study was to assess the quality of consumption of foods rich in antioxidants such as vitamin C, E and selenium in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). An observational, ...descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 28 patients with DR from the Vision Institute, Hospital La Carlota, during February 2021. Volunteer patients over 20 years of age with DR were included. 60% were men, the mean age was 56 ± 13 years and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) was the most frequent. The most consumed foods were egg, onion and garlic. A deficient consumption of micronutrients was found in 63% of the cases, where the median consumption of vitamin C was 87.5 mg, vitamin E 13.9 mg, and selenium 36.7 mcg. In conclusion, there is a marked deficit in the consumption of foods with a high contribution of antioxidants in patients with DR.
Improving the food supply chain efficiency has been identified as an essential means to enhance food security, while reducing pressure on natural resources. Adequate food loss and waste (FLW) ...management has been proposed as an approach to meet these objectives. The main hypothesis of this study is to consider that the “strong fluctuations and short-term changes” on eating habits may have major consequences on potential FLW generation and management, as well as on GHG emissions, all taking into account the nutritional and the economic cost. Due to the exceptional lockdown measures imposed by the Spanish government, as a consequence of the emerging coronavirus disease, COVID-19, food production and consumption systems have undergone significant changes, which must be properly studied in order to propose strategies from the lessons learned. Taking Spain as a case study, the methodological approach included a deep analysis of the inputs and outputs of the Spanish food basket, the supply chain by means of a Material Flow Analysis, as well as an economic and comprehensive nutritional assessment, all under a life cycle thinking approach. The results reveal that during the first weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown, there was no significant adjustment in overall FLW generation, but a partial reallocation from extra-domestic consumption to households occurred (12% increase in household FLW). Moreover, the economic impact (+11%), GHG emissions (+10%), and the nutritional content (−8%) complete the multivariable impact profile that the COVID-19 outbreak had on FLW generation and management. Accordingly, this study once again highlights that measures aimed at reducing FLW, particularly in the household sector, are critical to make better use of food surpluses and FLW prevention and control, allowing us to confront future unforeseen scenarios.
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•A multivariable analysis on FLW behavior for the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain was done.•Short-term disruptions on eating habits influence food loss and waste (FLW) patterns.•Higher FLW generation rates (+12%) during early stages of the outbreak were observed.•Economic and environmental impacts rose notably, while nutritional quality decreased.•FLW reduction policies must consider future unexpected food disruption scenarios.
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► Review of literature on the development of eating habits during weaning. ► Well-covered themes are influence of exposure, role of variety and parental styles. ► Evaluation of international and ...selected national feeding guidelines. ► Guidelines in general cover most of the themes, but some of them are incomplete. ► Guidelines should give more practical tips to parents.
Encouraging healthy eating habit development early in life is a way to prevent the onset of diet-related diseases. This review focuses on the period ranging from the beginning of complementary feeding until the age of 3 years. Its first objective was to review relevant themes in the most recent literature on the development of healthy eating habits in this period. Its second objective was to evaluate to what extent international and national feeding guidelines cover these themes. Analysed guidelines included WHO, European Network for Public Health Nutrition, US and two European national guidelines (UK and France). They were evaluated using a 4-pt scale and compared. Well-covered themes in current literature include the influence of exposure on later acceptance, the role of variety and parental styles. Themes that occur more rarely include the role of texture, the development of autonomy, the optimization of variety, acceptable consumption levels of sweet and salty foods, and the way to cope with food refusal. Guidelines in general cover most of the themes, but some of the national guidelines are incomplete. Finally, guidelines should give more practical tips to parents, especially to help them establish a responsive feeding behaviour.
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On December 12th 2019, a new coronavirus (SARS-Cov2) emerged in Wuhan, China, sparking a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans (COVID-19). On the 24th of April 2020, the number of COVID-19 ...deaths in the world, according to the COVID-Case Tracker by Johns Hopkins University, was 195,313, and the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases was 2,783,512. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive impact on human health, causing sudden lifestyle changes, through social distancing and isolation at home, with social and economic consequences. Optimizing public health during this pandemic requires not only knowledge from the medical and biological sciences, but also of all human sciences related to lifestyle, social and behavioural studies, including dietary habits and lifestyle.
Our study aimed to investigate the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating habits and lifestyle changes among the Italian population aged ≥ 12 years. The study comprised a structured questionnaire packet that inquired demographic information (age, gender, place of residence, current employment); anthropometric data (reported weight and height); dietary habits information (adherence to the Mediterranean diet, daily intake of certain foods, food frequency, and number of meals/day); lifestyle habits information (grocery shopping, habit of smoking, sleep quality and physical activity). The survey was conducted from the 5th to the 24th of April 2020.
A total of 3533 respondents have been included in the study, aged between 12 and 86 years (76.1% females). The perception of weight gain was observed in 48.6% of the population; 3.3% of smokers decided to quit smoking; a slight increased physical activity has been reported, especially for bodyweight training, in 38.3% of respondents; the population group aged 18-30 years resulted in having a higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet when compared to the younger and the elderly population (p < 0.001; p < 0.001, respectively); 15% of respondents turned to farmers or organic, purchasing fruits and vegetables, especially in the North and Center of Italy, where BMI values were lower.
In this study, we have provided for the first time data on the Italian population lifestyle, eating habits and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet pattern during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, our data need to be confirmed and investigated in future more extensive population studies.
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