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Testing a Web-Based Interactive Comic Tool to Decrease Obesity Risk Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Preadolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR Form Res
January 2025
Graduate School of Public Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States.
Background: Childhood obesity prevalence remains high, especially in racial and ethnic minority populations with low incomes. This epidemic is attributed to various dietary behaviors, including increased consumption of energy-dense foods and sugary beverages and decreased intake of fruits and vegetables. Interactive, technology-based approaches are emerging as promising tools to support health behavior changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOpportunities in programs and policies to address the underlying drivers of sugary drink and water consumption in the Washington DC metro area: a qualitative community-based system dynamics approach.
J Acad Nutr Diet
January 2025
Associate Professor, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, D.C.. Electronic address:
Background: Though the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that individuals drink water instead of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), this behavior is influenced and reinforced by a complex network of structures and systems.
Objective: The objectives of this study were to develop a shared understanding among multiple stakeholders about the structural and underlying, interconnected drivers of SSB and water consumption in the Washington D.C.
Food Acquisition Locations and Food Groups Acquired According to Levels of Food Insecurity in Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2024
Department of Social and Applied Nutrition, Josué de Castro Nutrition Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, Brazil.
Food insecurity (FI) is a persistent issue in Brazil, with significant disparities existing across the country's macroregions. This study investigated the food acquisition locations and types of foods purchased at different levels of FI, utilizing data from 57,920 households in the 2017-2018 Brazilian Household Budget Survey. Food acquisition locations were grouped into supermarkets, small markets, street fairs/fruit and vegetable stores/public markets, and others.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of ultra-processed foods on excess weight and dyslipidemia in schoolchildren.
Nutrition
November 2024
Graduate Program in Nutrition, Josué de Castro Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Research and Innovation Laboratory in Sports and Nutrition Sciences, Institute of Food and Nutrition, Multidisciplinary Center - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, Brazil.
Objective: To analyze the impact of the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF), excess weight, and dyslipidemia in schoolchildren.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which 420 schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years from public schools in the municipality of Rio das Ostras, Brazil, were evaluated. Food consumption was assessed using the Previous Day Food Questionnaire (PDFQ-3), and physical activity (PA) was assessed using the Previous Day Physical Activity and Food Questionnaire (PDPAFQ).
Dietary patterns of Chinese children and adolescents and their associations with family characteristics and functioning: a multicenter cross-sectional study.
BMC Public Health
December 2024
Department of Health Policy and Management, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Background: Dietary patterns influence children and adolescents' health not only in the present but also in their adulthood. Family characteristics and functioning play a crucial role in food choices and are important modifiable factors for early interventions aimed at preventing unhealthy diets.
Objective: The study aimed to analyze the dietary patterns of Chinese children and adolescents and explore their associations with family characteristics and functioning.
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