Effect of Nutrition Education on Factors Influencing Food Choices in Relation to Prevention of Stomach Cancer among Undergraduates in South-West, Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-191
Author(s):  
Gloria O. Anetor ◽  
Benjamin O. Ogundele ◽  
Oyediran E. Oyewole
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Stomach Cancer ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
South West

scholarly journals Effect of nutrition education on knowledge of nutrition in relation to prevention of stomach cancer among undergraduates in south-west, Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (55) ◽  
pp. 7035-7054
Author(s):  
GO Anetor ◽  
◽  
BO Ogundele ◽  
OE Oyewole
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Stomach Cancer ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Control Level ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
South West

Stomach cancer is one of the common cancers worldwide including developing countries and is identified as one of the most lethal among the diet related cancers. In Nigeria, there is paucity of data and information about the prevalence of stomach cancer and without doubt this disease is on the increase. Youth engage in the consumption of western diets which have been identified in the literature as one factor that is closely associated with cancers. This shift to western diets by most youth may be due to lack of nutritional knowledge on the health consequences of their eating habits. In years to come, there may be an increase in the incidence of diet -related cancers and other chronic diseases if nutrition education is not put in place especially among the youth. Not many studies in Nigeria have focused on nutrition education of the youth in relation to the prevention of chronic diseases ; prominent among which is stomach cancer. This study is aimed at providing nutrition related education to university undergraduates in order to create awareness about nutrition with a view to preventing a rise in the incidence of stomach cancer and other chronic diseases. A quasi -experimental design was used for this study. Multi -stage sampling was used to select 436 male and female undergraduates between 16 -25 years old from two universities in south- west Nigeria (one control and one experimental ). The intervention consisted of lectures on nutritional factors of stomach cancer one hour weekly for 8 weeks and a placebo lecture on HIV/AIDS stigmatization for the control group. A validated self -structured questionnaire was used to collect the data for the pretest and posttest . Demographic characteristics were analyzed with percentages; variables were analyzed using t -test and ANCOVA set at 95% confidence interval. Nutrition education improved knowledge of nutrition in the participants (p<0.00). The experimental group displayed higher nutrition knowledge compared to control . Level of study affected participants’ nutrition knowledge; students of lower level study performed better (p< 0.00). Gender also affected participants’ nutrition knowledge; females performed better than males (p<0.00). More nutrition education should be encouraged in school setting s to improve knowledge of nutrition in order to prevent a possible dietary risk of stomach cancer and other chronic diseases.

scholarly journals Key Factors Influencing the Food Choices of Athletes at two Distinct Major International Competitions

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Thurecht ◽  
Fiona Pelly
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Food Allergies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Commonwealth Games

This study aimed to identify the factors influencing the food choices of athletes at the Universiade and Commonwealth Games and explore differences in the cohort across sport, competition history and demographic characteristics. A sample of 385 athletes (n = 153, 2017 Universiade, Taiwan; n = 232, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia), from 69 countries and 29 sports participated in this cross-sectional observational study. Participants rated 36 items from the Athlete Food Choice Questionnaire and 11 additional items (gut comfort, doping risk, availability, location, money, convenience, time of day, hunger, medical conditions, and food allergies) on how frequently (1 never to 5 always) each influences their food choices. “Performance”, “sensory appeal”, “food and health awareness” and “weight control” were reported as most frequently, while the least were “emotional influence”, “influence of others” and “food values and beliefs”. Commonwealth Games athletes were older, more experienced and more likely to report “performance” (median = 4.33 versus 4.00, U = 20250.0, p = 0.012) and less likely to report “emotional influences” (median = 2.80 versus 3.20, U = 14273.0, p = 0.001) than Universiade athletes. Greater numbers of younger athletes were often or always influenced by available money. Athletes across all sports reported frequently considering gut comfort in their food choices. These results can inform nutrition education strategies of high-performance athletes.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Australian Construction Industry Apprentices’ Dietary Behaviors

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Qualitative Focus Groups

To date there has been a theoretical and empirical gap in workplace-centered health promotion research—particularly as it applies to blue-collar men’s diets. To begin addressing the paucity of research, five qualitative focus groups ( N = 53) were conducted in Australian training colleges to explore the dietary behaviors of apprentices. Thematic analysis was used by the researcher who concludes that although some apprentices were health conscious and attempted to eat healthy foods, many had diets high in saturated fats and sugar. These types of diets are associated with increased risks for developing chronic disease and are associated with decreased life expectancy. As such it poses a serious challenge for health promoters. Apprentices’ dietary practices were also found to be moderated by convenience, availability, and cost of foods in their environment. Their nutritional beliefs, significant others, colleagues in the workplace, and their body image also influence their food choices.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the End-Results of Gastrectomy for Stomach Cancer

1963 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masao Muto ◽  
Susumu Majima ◽  
Koichi Yoshida ◽  
Katsumi Karube ◽  
Teiichi Teshima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stomach Cancer ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
End Results

Oceanographic factors influencing the distribution of South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis around the Falkland Islands before the breeding season

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (8) ◽  
pp. 1597-1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Laptikhovsky
Keyword(s):  
Prey Species ◽  
Falkland Islands ◽  
South American ◽  
Important Food ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
South West ◽  
Fur Seals ◽  
Fur Seal ◽  
Important Food Source ◽  
Productive Zone

Distribution of fur seals Arctocephalus australis has been studied in October 2007 on the western, southern and eastern Falkland shelves during the survey of spawning grounds of the red cod, Salilota australis. Fur seals presence/absence, numbers and sex were recorded at every oceanographic station. Animals were found foraging on the shelf edge south-west of the islands, in a productive zone with quasi-stationary eddies at a periphery of upwelling. It was also the zone of maximum abundance of lobster-krill, Munida spp.—an important food source of fur seals and aggregations of both red cod and blue whiting, Micromesistius australis. No fur seals were found in waters of the relative cold and saline Falkland Current as well as in the relatively warm, fresh and oxygen-rich waters of Argentine Drift. It allows supposing that position and extension of the foraging grounds are caused by oceanographic features determining distribution of prey species.

scholarly journals P130 Nutrition Education With Seniors (NEWS)—Helping Older Adults with Limited Resources Make Informed Food Choices

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. S77-S78
Author(s):  
Sarah Francis ◽  
Savannah Schultz ◽  
Catherine Rudolph ◽  
Michelle Keane ◽  
Lindsay MacNab
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Limited Resources

Evidence-Based Approach to Healthy Food Choices for Hispanic Women

2020 ◽  
pp. 154041532092147
Author(s):  
Beth A. McVey ◽  
Raul Lopez ◽  
Blanca Iris Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Hispanic Women ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
The United States ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Obesity Status

Obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions in the United States and Hispanic women, particularly Mexican American women, are disproportionately affected. This quality improvement project, which took place at a clinic in East Los Angeles, California, implemented body mass index calculation, an eight-item starting the conversation (STC) tool, and culturally sensitive nutrition education in an effort to change the overweight/obesity status of these women. There were 36 female Hispanic patients who participated in this study. There was a significant decrease in body mass index percentile from pre implementation to 2-months post implementation. The total STC score decreased significantly from pre implementation to 2-months post implementation, indicating a positive change in dietary behavior. Dietary screening and intervention tools can assist health care providers with early identification of overweight/obesity status and prevention of overweight/obesity-related diseases. The STC tool will allow the health care provider to start the conversation about healthy food choices and provide for further culturally sensitive nutrition education.

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