Effectiveness of client-centred counselling on weight management among Black African women with overweight and obesity in high-income countries: a systematic review.

Objective: Client-centred counselling, a collaborative approach, aims at reducing ambivalence and enhancing behavioural change for weight loss. This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of client-centred counselling for weight management in Black African women with overweight and obesity in high-income countries, identifying culturally tailored strategies and theoretical underpinnings. Methods and Measures: This study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, with nine databases searched from 1970 to June 2022.

Cross-sectional study examining the association between diet quality and the prevalence of anxiety and depression in UK undergraduate students.

The prevalence of mental health issues among UK undergraduate students is growing, and poor diet quality appears to be a risk factor for poor mental health although with limited research in this area. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the cross-sectional associations between diet quality and common mental disorders (CMD) such as depression and anxiety in UK undergraduate students. A cross-sectional survey consisting of demographic information and validated questionnaires (the Short-Form Food Frequency Questionnaire [SFFFQ] and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]) was conducted to measure diet quality and anxiety and depression in young adults in 44 UK-based universities.

Randomised controlled trial of the effects of kefir on behaviour, sleep and the microbiome in children with ADHD: a study protocol.

Introduction: Current interventions for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are primarily medication, behavioural therapy and parent training. However, research suggests dietary manipulations may provide therapeutic benefit for some. There is accumulating evidence that the gut microbiome may be atypical in ADHD, and therefore, manipulating gut bacteria in such individuals may help alleviate some of the symptoms of this condition.

Public beliefs and willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines among adults in South-Western Nigeria: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Despite the government's and development partners' unmatched efforts to ensure that every eligible person receives vaccinations, there have been concerns about vaccine fear, government mistrust, vaccine hesitancy and rejection expressed by the public, as well as various conspiracy theories involving the COVID-19 vaccines. This study assessed the public beliefs and willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines and related factors among residents of Ondo State, Nigeria.

Methods: Using a convenience sample technique, a cross-sectional survey of the adult population was carried out in the months of February and March of 2022.

Trialling a microbiome-targeted dietary intervention in children with ADHD-the rationale and a non-randomised feasibility study.

Background: Dietary interventions have been previously explored in children with ADHD. Elimination diets and supplementation can produce beneficial behaviour changes, but little is known about the mechanisms mediating change. We propose that these interventions may work, in part, by causing changes in the gut microbiota.