Dietary Knowledge & Habits Scale

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Lipowska ◽  
Mariusz Lipowski
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Knowledge

scholarly journals Learning of food preferences: mechanisms and implications for obesity & metabolic diseases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Rudolf Berthoud ◽  
Christopher D. Morrison ◽  
Karen Ackroff ◽  
Anthony Sclafani
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Reward System ◽  
Nutrient Sensing ◽  
Vagal Afferents ◽  
Dietary Knowledge ◽  
Ongoing Work ◽  
Brain Reward ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Vagal Function

AbstractOmnivores, including rodents and humans, compose their diets from a wide variety of potential foods. Beyond the guidance of a few basic orosensory biases such as attraction to sweet and avoidance of bitter, they have limited innate dietary knowledge and must learn to prefer foods based on their flavors and postoral effects. This review focuses on postoral nutrient sensing and signaling as an essential part of the reward system that shapes preferences for the associated flavors of foods. We discuss the extensive array of sensors in the gastrointestinal system and the vagal pathways conveying information about ingested nutrients to the brain. Earlier studies of vagal contributions were limited by nonselective methods that could not easily distinguish the contributions of subsets of vagal afferents. Recent advances in technique have generated substantial new details on sugar- and fat-responsive signaling pathways. We explain methods for conditioning flavor preferences and their use in evaluating gut–brain communication. The SGLT1 intestinal sugar sensor is important in sugar conditioning; the critical sensors for fat are less certain, though GPR40 and 120 fatty acid sensors have been implicated. Ongoing work points to particular vagal pathways to brain reward areas. An implication for obesity treatment is that bariatric surgery may alter vagal function.

scholarly journals Tanzanian Mothers' Cultural Beliefs and Misinformation Regarding the Reasons for Their Cesarean Sections

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-197
Author(s):  
Victor Aidan Mathias ◽  
Eleanor Holroyd ◽  
Grace Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Cesarean Sections ◽  
Government Hospital ◽  
Knowledge Use ◽  
Dietary Knowledge ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Care Decision

BACKGROUNDIn Tanzania, cesarean section (CS) rates have been steadily increasing, yet little is known about mothers' understanding of the medical rationale for their CSs.AIMTo identify mothers' cultural understandings of the rationale for their CSs.METHODSDesign: A qualitative descriptive design was employed.Setting: A government hospital in the western region in Tanzania.Participants: A total of 117 mothers were interviewed using convenience sampling post CS.FINDINGSForty percent of the mothers were younger than 18 years, with more than 50% having had five or more live babies. Among multigravida women, 40.2% had had one or more previous CSs.The emergent themes were lack of dietary knowledge, use of local herbs, delays in coming to hospital, avoiding stressful labor pains and no ability to exercise, and no personal preferences of “push or go for an operation.”CONCLUSIONPregnant women in Tanzania need improved health education to make informed choices about childbirth and be involved all processes of antepartum care decision making to achieve optimal birth outcomes.

scholarly journals Impacts of fast food and the food retail environment on overweight and obesity in China: a multilevel latent class cluster approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyong Zhang ◽  
Ivo van der Lans ◽  
Hans Dagevos
Keyword(s):  
Fast Food ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Food Retail ◽  
Retail Environment ◽  
Dietary Knowledge ◽  
Food Retail Environment ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo simultaneously identify consumer segments based on individual-level consumption and community-level food retail environment data and to investigate whether the segments are associated with BMI and dietary knowledge in China.DesignA multilevel latent class cluster model was applied to identify consumer segments based not only on their individual preferences for fast food, salty snack foods, and soft drinks and sugared fruit drinks, but also on the food retail environment at the community level.SettingThe data came from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) conducted in 2006 and two questionnaires for adults and communities were used.SubjectsA total sample of 9788 adults living in 218 communities participated in the CHNS.ResultsWe successfully identified four consumer segments. These four segments were embedded in two types of food retail environment: the saturated food retail environment and the deprived food retail environment. A three-factor solution was found for consumers’ dietary knowledge. The four consumer segments were highly associated with consumers’ dietary knowledge and a number of sociodemographic variables.ConclusionsThe widespread discussion about the relationships between fast-food consumption and overweight/obesity is irrelevant for Chinese segments that do not have access to fast food. Factors that are most associated with segments with a higher BMI are consumers’ (incorrect) dietary knowledge, the food retail environment and sociodemographics. The results provide valuable insight for policy interventions on reducing overweight/obesity in China. This study also indicates that despite the breathtaking changes in modern China, the impact of ‘obesogenic’ environments should not be assessed too strictly from a ‘Western’ perspective.

Trends in Dietary Patterns and Diet-related Behaviors in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-383
Author(s):  
Tao Bu ◽  
Daisheng Tang ◽  
Yahong Liu ◽  
Dangui Chen
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Cooking Methods ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Eating Frequency ◽  
Dietary Knowledge ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Rice Consumption

Objectives: Determination of trends in diet-related behaviors and their interactions with cardio-metabolic diseases is an important research endeavor. Methods: We analyzed food categories, weight, eating frequency, eating location, cooking methods, time of food intake, dietary knowledge, food preference, nutritional structure over time, and their interaction with cardiometabolic risks, using t tests and χ2 tests, based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey packages from 1997 to 2011. Results: Consumption of fruits, dairy products, snacks, fast food, and beverages has increased significantly, as a concomitant and marked decrease in rice consumption has occurred. Food categories, eating frequency, cooking methods, and at-home eating are gradually increasing and diversifying. Persons not only prefer to consume carbohydrate-rich foods like fruits and vegetables, but also enjoy energy-dense foods like meat, snacks, and beverages. There has been a switch from a predominantly plant-based diet to a Western style diet high in fat and animal-based foods. People have undergone significant changes in reducing the intake of energy, carbohydrates, and protein, but significantly increased their fat intake. Conclusion: Chinese dietary patterns and diet-related behaviors have undergone significant transition in the past few decades, trending towards diversification and modernization.

An epistemological assessment of learning nutritional information with augmented reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-224
Author(s):  
Lih-Juan ChanLin ◽  
Kung-Chi Chan ◽  
Chiao-Ru Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Nutritional Information ◽  
Dietary Knowledge ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Mobile Ar

PurposeThis study aims to investigate whether epistemological assessment is a suitable approach to evaluate students’ learning of dietary knowledge via the use of an augmented reality (AR) information system. Students’ perceived dietary knowledge was compared before and after learning with the AR system. Two major questions were addressed: Did students improve their understanding of dietary knowledge after the use of AR information system? Did students gain more appropriate understanding of dietary knowledge after the use of AR information system?Design/methodology/approachA mixed-methods approach was used in the study. The mobile AR system was used among 65 volunteered non-nutrition-major college students recruited in campus. For promoting epistemological development of personal dietary knowledge, students practiced with life experiences to access daily dietary information. Pre- and post-tests of students’ understanding of dietary knowledge were compared. Interviews with 20 students were used for gathering in-depth research data to analyse students’ epistemological understanding of dietary knowledge.FindingsThe epistemological assessment indicated an improvement in learning after the use of the AR system. Students gradually gained awareness of dietary knowledge and changed their perceptions of their dietary behaviours. Epistemological approaches to the analysis of students’ conceptual change in dietary knowledge revealed a significant increase in the mean nutritional concepts (p< 0.01) and a decrease in their mean misconceptions (p< 0.001) after learning via the mobile nutrition monitoring system. Learning assessment of 65 students also indicated a significant increase from the post-test after learning with the system (p< 0.0001).Research limitations/implicationsThis study might have its limitations, as it only assessed learning using a pretest-posttest design for a specific learning context over a short period of learning time. The use of interviews based on the epistemological approach might have its limitations in the interpretations of the phenomenon. Future implementations can also be extended to different populations to promote self-monitoring dietary behaviours.Originality/valueThe findings of this study will contribute to the application of AR in learning about dietary knowledge. The research involving in-depth observation of students’ learning relevant to personal nutritional information needs via mobile AR might provide potential contributions to dietitian professionals and health education.

scholarly journals Trends and Associated Factors of Dietary Knowledge among Chinese Older Residents: Results from the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2004–2015

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8029
Author(s):  
Shizhen Wang ◽  
Ying Yang ◽  
Runhu Hu ◽  
Hongfei Long ◽  
Ni Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Physical Activity Intensity ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Dietary Knowledge ◽  
Activity Intensity ◽  
Health And Nutrition

Promoting a healthy diet of the elderly is an important task in the current “Healthy China Action”. This study aimed to describe the changing trends of the dietary knowledge elderly Chinese during 2004–2015 and to examine the associated factors of dietary knowledge. Elderly people aged ≥60 years were included as study subjects from the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2004–2015. A total of 15,607 samples were involved in the analysis. The correct rate of dietary knowledge items followed upward trends over time, except for two items regarding physical activity intensity (Question 11, Cochran-Armitage χ2 = 20.05, p < 0.001) and healthy weight (Question 12, Cochran-Armitage χ2 = 43.93, p < 0.001). Four of the twelve dietary knowledge items consistently followed the lowest correct rate between 2006 and 2015, regarding physical activity intensity (Question 11, 24.5%−25.8%), staple food consumption (Question 5, 36.6%−41.5%), animal product consumption (Question 6, 45.8%−59.5%), and fatty meat and animal fat consumption (Question 7, 63.6%−64.9%). Participants who had a lower educational level or lived in rural areas or western regions, did not know about the Chinese Food Pagoda (CFP) or Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (DGCR), and did not proactively look for nutrition knowledge were less likely to have adequate dietary knowledge literacy. Targeted interventions should be developed to promote dietary knowledge level of the elderly.

scholarly journals The usefulness of Moynihan questionnaire in the evaluation of knowledge on healthy diet of patients undergoing cardiology rehabilitation

2015 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Rosi ◽  
Sonia Pennella ◽  
Anna Laura Fantuzzi ◽  
Patrizia Pedrazzi ◽  
Marilena Passalacqua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Coronary Bypass ◽  
Food Composition ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Plastic Tube ◽  
Dietary Knowledge ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
The Mean

Background. The aim of study was to test the usefulness of Moynihan questionnaire in the evaluation of knowledge on healthy diet of patients undergoing cardiology rehabilitation. Methods. We enrolled 51 patients (pts): 41 men and 10 women, mean age 67.97 + 11.2 years. The case study included: 21 pts that underwent coronary bypass surgery, 16 pts replaced plastic tube, 14 pts had surgery for the other reasons. All pts underwent nutritional investigation by a dietitian. Anthropometric and biochemical parameters were detected and, by the end, the Moynihan questionnaire was administrated. Pts underwent nutritional coaching, and questionnaire and dietary assessment were rechecked after 3 months. Results. At baseline, the mean Questionnaire score was 22.4 + 3.2 points, decreased to 20.6 + 3.1 points after 3 months (p&lt;0.05). A detailed analysis of the questions showed that the major informations gaps were related to consumption of fruits and vegetables, consumption of fat and salt. In addition pts have acquired more general knowledge about food composition. Conclusions. The Moynihan questionnaire is an useful instrument of evaluation of dietary knowledge even in selected patients population. In the present study involving patients after cardiac surgery the main difficulties were related to high age of pts, the low cultural level and, mainly, to the post-surgery stress. However, an increase of correct answers as well as an increased knowledge about food composition were detected after educational intervention performed by the dietitian.

scholarly journals Dietary Knowledge, Dietary Adherence, and BMI of Lebanese Adolescents and Their Parents

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2398
Author(s):  
Liliane Said ◽  
Jessica S. Gubbels ◽  
Stef P. J. Kremers
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dietary Adherence ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Dietary Knowledge ◽  
Paediatric Obesity ◽  
Low Levels

Paediatric obesity is a severe public health problem accompanied by several physical and mental complications, mainly due to an imbalance between energy input and output. Dietary behaviours are influenced by many demographic factors and determinants, such as the place of residence and the level of dietary knowledge of the children and their parents. The aim of the current paper is to assess the levels of dietary knowledge, dietary adherence (in relation to recommendations), and the body mass index (BMI) of Lebanese adolescents in association with demographic variables, their parents’ dietary knowledge and adherence levels, and with other lifestyle behaviours. This cross-sectional study included 1535 Lebanese adolescents aged 15 to 18 years, from 16 public and private high schools located in urban and rural regions, and 317 of their parents. Our results showed that 30.2% of the adolescents were overweight or obese. Participants enrolled in private schools and those living in urban regions had a significantly higher BMI z-score compared to those enrolled in public schools and living in rural regions, respectively. In addition, Lebanese adolescents generally had low levels of dietary knowledge and 32.4% had low levels of dietary adherence. Their dietary adherence was significantly associated with their parents’ dietary adherence. The findings underline the significant role of the parents in shaping their children’s eating behaviours, in addition to the other determinants and factors affecting the diet of Lebanese adolescents. As the prevalence of paediatric overweight and obesity has reached alarming rates, the results of the current study have important implications for both public health policies and obesity prevention interventions in the Middle East and worldwide.

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