E Mendes Normande, Marília Moura de Montemor Marçal, Giovana Madalena Rinaldi, Ana Elisa de Menezes Toledo Florêncio, Telma Maria... Bezerra Bueno, Nassib Grotti Clemente, Ana Paula
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Ecology of food and nutrition
Breastfeeding is the first guarantee of the human right to adequate food and the benefits of continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age are well established. This cross-sectional study sought to explore the association between socioeconomic, demographic, and nutritional factors and the practice of continued breastfeeding in children aged 6 to 24 ...
Bulsara, Hemantkumar P Trivedi, Mridul
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Ecology of food and nutrition
This research aims to identify the predictors that influence young, educated customers' intention to purchase green food products in India by utilizing the extended theory of planned behavior which includes elements such as environmental concern, perceived customer effectiveness, willingness to pay a premium, and product availability. A total of 33...
Nnyepi, Maria Sennye Phegelo, Matsapa Ramolefhe-Mutumwa, Tshepiso Galase Mmopelwa, David
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Ecology of food and nutrition
In Botswana the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) has been used in studying the urban-poor, but less in rural settings high in poverty, child malnutrition (CM), and social protection beneficiaries. This cross-sectional study compared HFIAS scores, household poverty (HP) and CM in two rural districts: Bobirwa with moderate and Mabutsane...
Alexiuk, Tressa Pilli, Bhanu Hinds, Aynslie Urquia, Marcelo Slater, Joyce
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Ecology of food and nutrition
Many youth in Manitoba are not food secure. Newcomer youth may be more vulnerable to food insecurity. Further, it has been suggested that being food secure does not ensure a nutritionally adequate diet. This study examined survey data from 1,347 grade nine students to describe and compare food security by newcomer status. Survey data were also used...
Warren, Emily Williams, Lorraine Knai, Cécile
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Ecology of food and nutrition
The quality of food that children eat in early childhood has profound impacts on their future wellbeing. In England, many children eat the majority of meals in early years' settings including nurseries and childminders. We conducted 16 interviews with 18 stakeholders exploring food provision, the use of voluntary nutrition guidelines, and the effec...
Farrer Mackie, Joanna Marshall, Jennifer Gray, Heewon L Himmelgreen, David Alkon, Abbey Kirby, Russell S
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Ecology of food and nutrition
Most young children in the United States attend early care and education (ECE) programs, in which they eat 3-4 times daily. 'Division of responsibility' between adult and child means the adults are responsible for what, when and where, and the child is responsible for whether, what and how much to eat. A balanced division of responsibility can supp...
Jones, Rebecca E Patil, Shailaja Datar, Ashlesha Shaikh, Nida I Cunningham, Solveig A
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Ecology of food and nutrition
Changes in food choice often accompany globalization and economic growth. These changes have not been well documented in rural settings and among young people. To advance research on food choice, we demonstrate adolescents' selection of local vs.non-local foods in a rural area of India where globalization is just reaching. A representative sample o...
Mitsunaga, Arimi Yamauchi, Taro
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Ecology of food and nutrition
In this survey, to assess the energy and nutrient intake of rural children in Zambia, a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed using the direct weighing method for 126 children, and then a dietary survey with 153 children was conducted using the FFQ. The dietary survey revealed that rural children in Zambia are deficient...
Tallman, Paula S Valdes-Velasquez, Armando Sanchez-Samaniego, Giuliana
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Ecology of food and nutrition
Undernutrition and overnutrition are interconnected. Yet few studies have examined the "double burden of malnutrition" (DBM) over time in indigenous communities. We investigated changes in the food systems and nutritional health of Awajún communities in the Peruvian Amazon in the 1970s and in 2013. Methods included ethnography, 24 hr food recalls, ...
Frongillo, Edward A Bernal, Jennifer Rampalli, Krystal K Massey, Elizabeth Adams, Elizabeth J Rosemond, Tiara N Blake, Christine E
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Ecology of food and nutrition
Shame experienced with food insecurity and participating in food assistance may affect adolescents. We investigated adolescents' experiences of shame related to food insecurity and situations for these experiences in an ethnically diverse sample of 40 adolescents aged 9-15 years from South Carolina and Oregon. In-depth interviews were recorded, tra...
