The research community is slowly recognizing that changes in dietary and physical activity patterns are driven by changes in the environment and by the incentives that people face.
Stemming the global obesity epidemic: What can we learn from data about social and economic trends?
May 22
Validating stage of change measures for physical activity and dietary behaviors for overweight women
May 22
Objective: To investigate the construct, concurrent and predictive validity of stage of change measures for physical activity and intakes of fruit and vegetables, dietary fiber and dietary fat among a sample of overweight women.
The new Nintendo Wii Fit computer offers 40 games in four categories. Vitual hula hooping, snowboarding and step aerobics are some of the new games.
GoGrains Newsletter MAY 2008
May 21
6 new highlights from the latest scientific research and health news compiled by Go Grains in Australia. Weight management, bowel health and breast cancer are among the topics.
Friluftsrådet udgav i april 2008 3 nye inspirationskataloger ‘Byens grønne områder’, ‘Byens blå områder’ og ‘Byens Mødesteder’. De meget inspirerende og konkrete idekataloger henvender sig til organisationer, planlæggere, politikere og aktive.
I Folkesundhedsrapporten 2007 beskrives danskernes kostvaner, herunder at kun 14 % af de voksne spiser den anbefalede mængde frugt og grønt, mens det til gengæld var hele 32 % blandt børnene i 2000-2002.
Bendt Bendtsen prøver at svare på om han synes det er rimeligt, at danske butikker tiltusker sig et ekstra overskud på frugt og grønt uden at frugt– og grøntproducenterne får andel i dette udbytte.
British Nutrition Foundation and British Dental Federation are loudly arguing whether general or dental health are the more important. This was initiated by a review in Nutrition Bulletin by Carrie Ruxton.
This is a link to the review by freelance dietitian Carrie H.S. Ruxton in the June issue 2008 of the Nutrition Bulletin.
An international campaign to improve diet and health. Pesent in Austraia, Canada, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico and Sweden.