... participated. Food label awareness was assessed based on the three subdimensions: (1) product packaging and ingredients, (2) nutrition and health and (3) product brand. In addition, participants’ age, gender and education level were recorded. Cronbach’s alpha assessed internal consistency. Reliability...

...Humphery Garti; Anthony Wemakor; Alexander Badu; Mohammed Bukari Purpose This study aims to estimate the magnitude of undernutrition and its associated factors [especially child health interventions at Child Welfare Clinics (CWCs)] among children in Techiman Municipality, Ghana. Design...

... Devecchi can be contacted at: devecchi.andrea.ad@gmail.com 28 12 2021 28 03 2022 01 04 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mediterranean diet Health Technology Innovation Web application Reward Nutrition...

...Hildemar Dos Santos; Diane Han; Mayabel Perez; Summer Johnson; Razaz Shaheen Purpose To gain a better and more comprehensive understanding, this study aims to investigate the literature to explore the two popular diets’ health benefits and concerns. Google Scholar and PubMed were used to search...

... consumers’ acceptance. This study aims to assess the student’s awareness regarding GM foods. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted to explore the knowledge and attitude of health sciences university students toward GM foods. Students (n = 400...

.... Originality/value Depending on the approach of the researchers, contradictory results are obtained, showing the importance of this topic to the development of healthy food products. Further research is still needed to validate the potential effects of acrylamide on human health. The toxic effects...

... the positive health benefits characteristic of MD. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this review is one of the first to evaluate soybean consumption within the MD. 28 10 2019 21 01 2020 21 01 2020 © 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing...

...Christopher John Etheridge; Emma Derbyshire Purpose Increasingly, interest in and the uptake of herbal infusions has advanced, namely, owing to their bioactive properties and potential links to health. Given this, the purpose of the present review was to collate evidence from human trials for five...

...Myra Mackenzie; Laura Shanahan Purpose Adopting meat reduction strategies within the UK is fundamental to limiting environmental damage and achieving public health benefits. This paper aims to compare the attitudes to adopting meat reduction strategies within the general population and people...

... inference regarding causality and effects. Also, there was no controlled case in the study. Practical implications There is the need for accurate knowledge of the MetS of the population to inform public health policy for mitigation. Social implications MetS has been described as a global time bomb...

... from most of the political representatives, followed by decision on our health, nutrition and economic development going exactly in the opposite direction. The arrival of the new genome-edited plants cannot solve all requirements, as in many cases an entire new function should be added and, at present...

.... Market Consumer Food Health Biotechnology Precautionary measures Daniela Covino can be contacted at: daniela.covino@uniparthenope.it 16 11 2015 21 11 2015 22 11 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights...

... health professionals. The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence regarding the impact of maternal weight on pregnancy outcomes to facilitate the provision of evidence-based information to pregnant women during antenatal clinics in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach A search was conducted...

... such as bacon and salami should be avoided (WCRF, 2007). Similarly in the UK, in 2010, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) when reviewing the evidence on Iron and Health, advised that up to 500 g of cooked red meat (approximately 70 g daily) could be eaten per week while being consistent...

...Ishawu Iddrisu; Ibok Oduro; Marina Aferiba Tandoh; Reginald Adjetey Annan Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to synthesis all primary evidence relevant to the anti-diabetic effect of dandelion. Dandelion leaf and root have been used extensively for its medicinal and health benefits since...

... – This cross-sectional study was carried out in 36 elderly care nursing homes with 2,094 residents. Of these, only 221 (11 per cent) elderly met the inclusion criteria and successfully completed the interview question. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and health conditions: oral, nutritional...

...C.S. Devaki; D. D. Wadikar; P.E. Patki Purpose – The purpose of the paper was to assess the functional properties vegetable gourds & the validated health claims so as to help the future researchers to locate the gaps. However, emphasizing on the scientifically available reports was required...

...Carrie Ruxton; Emma Derbyshire Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the latest mounting evidence reporting associations between the important role of whole grains and fibre in lowering the risk of chronic diseases and health. Design/methodology/approach – A general systematic...

... of single antioxidant vitamins have the potential to reduce the positive effects of exercise in athletic training and its overall beneficial effect on health (Close et al., 2006 ; Gomez-Cabrera et al., 2008 ; Ristow et al., 2009 ; Teixeira et al., 2009 ; Gross et...

...Shahnawaz Umer Khan Purpose – There is need for exhaustive studies to be undertaken to identify various probiotic strains and to understand the actual mechanism of action by which these probiotics exert their health benefits in order to exploit its fullest health benefits expressed by various...