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Pedro José Carrillo López – Physical Educator, 2023
This manuscript describes a pedagogical proposal for the adherence to healthy eating in sixth-grade schoolchildren. The reason for the design lies in the high prevalence of overweight and obesity together with a growing current sedentary lifestyle, aspects that constitute a serious public health problem worldwide with an upward trend and pandemic…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Grade 6, Child Health, Dietetics
Amanda A. Setree – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study explores the importance of holistic health practices based on evidence from various studies ranging from stress and burnout prevention from holistic practices to administrative support in an educational setting. Through researching these studies, new questions arose as to whether a limit exists to the preventative measures that may be…
Descriptors: Teachers, Stress Variables, Teacher Burnout, Health Promotion
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Rancourt, Diana; Ahlich, Erica; Choquette, Emily M.; Simon, Julia; Kelley, Karen – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: College students who are members of groups in which appearance and alcohol norms are highly salient may be at particular risk for engaging in food and alcohol disturbance (FAD) behaviors. This study compared demographically-matched sorority- and non-sorority members on FAD and associated behaviors. Participants: College women who…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Habits, Drinking, Sororities
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Hahn, Samantha L.; Lipson, Sarah K.; Sonneville, Kendrin R. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To assess the relationship between dietary self-monitoring and problematic alcohol use including binge drinking, increased body confidence while drinking, and restricting food intake to compensate for alcohol consumption, among college students. Participants: Undergraduate and graduate students from 12 US colleges participating in the…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, College Students
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Folta, Sara C.; Anyanwu, Oyedolapo; Pustz, Jennifer; Oslund, Jennifer; Penkert, Laura Paige; Wilson, Norbert – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Consumers with low income in the United States have higher vulnerability to unhealthy diets compared with the general population. Although some literature speculates that scarcity is an explanation for this disparity, empirical evidence is lacking. We conducted a qualitative study of food choice to explore whether scarcity-related phenomena, such…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Food, Nutrition, Economic Factors
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Annesi, James J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: Research on coaction suggests improvements in physical activity and emotional eating will occur in a reciprocal manner. Aims: To determine if changes in body satisfaction mediate relations between physical activity and emotional eating changes and if age affects degree of change in those variables. Method: Groups of early adult (n =…
Descriptors: Obesity, Anxiety, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits
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Zha, Peijia; Mahat, Ganga; Chao, Ying-Yu; Iovino, Christine – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Understanding the relationship between the perceived body weight, body mass index (BMI), and weight management-related behaviors is critical to preventing obesity in young adults. Purpose: To explore the relationship between perceived body weight and weight management-related behaviors and to assess the mediating effects of BMI between…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Body Height, Self Concept
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Vilme, Helene; Campbell, Santiba D.; Sauls, Derrick L.; Powell, Keith; Lee, Jennifer; Stout, Robyn; Erkanli, Alaattin; Reynolds, Glenn; Story, Mary T.; Matsouaka, Roland A.; Austin, Tomia; Templeton, P. Gizem; Locklear, Millard; Bosworth, Hayden B.; Skinner, Asheley C.; Otienoburu, Philip E.; Duke, Naomi N. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Farm-to-University (Farm2U) programs make healthy eating accessible, easier, and the default option. Yet, few published studies have focused on Farm2U implementations in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conjunction with measurements of implementation barriers using the consolidated framework for implementation…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Agriculture, Partnerships in Education, Barriers
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Taylor, Carrie D.; Lange, Eric James – Physical Educator, 2022
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes prevention represents a critical need for the health education curriculum, given the rise of the disease and its precondition for today's youth. An active understanding of diabetes encourages young people to take control of the nutritional and exercise factors that keep the…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Prevention, Health Education, Educational Games
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Bross, Rachelle; Genter, Pauline; Lu, Yang; Serpas, Lilian; Campa, David; Ipp, Eli – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Patients report that adhering to diet is the most challenging aspect of diabetes management. Provision of diet education is often delegated to health care providers, despite a lack of nutrition education and training and limited awareness of environmental and cultural challenges faced by patients. Aim: We examined perceived barriers to diet…
Descriptors: Patients, Diabetes, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups
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Rupp, Kristie; Schnoll, Roseanne; Zigmont, Victoria A. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To examine health behaviors associated with overweight/obesity by race/ethnicity at a diverse urban college. Participants: 270 undergraduates (77.0% female; 26.7% non-Hispanic white) and median body mass index (BMI) of 23.1 kg/m2. Methods: A questionnaire about health-related behaviors as part of the "Get Fruved" project was…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Individual Differences, Body Weight, Obesity
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Pilato, Ilana B.; Beezhold, Bonnie; Radnitz, Cynthia – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Engaging in a healthy diet and positive lifestyle behaviors have been shown to improve cognitive functioning in children and older adults, however, few have examined these factors in college-aged students. Participants: A diverse sample of 115 college students were recruited on two university campuses. Method: Completed computerized…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Habits, Dietetics, Student Behavior
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Alves, Regina F. – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: Engaging in healthy behaviour while studying at university is a defining factor in terms of its impact on a person's later health in life. Therefore, university students are a priority when it comes to health education interventions. This article describes the development and implementation of a web-based health programme intervention…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Behavior, College Students, Web Based Instruction
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Sadowska, Joanna; Dziaduch, Izabela; Bruszkowska, Magda; Ziólkowska, Karolina – SAGE Open, 2020
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of weight status on body perception and satisfaction, occurrence of Anorexia Readiness Syndrome (ARS), and dietary behaviors in adolescent girls. The study was conducted among 516 girls aged 14 to 16 living in Szczecin (Poland). The ARS Diagnosis Questionnaire designed by Ziólkowska and the author's…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Self Concept, Human Body, Eating Habits
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Alvaro, Carlo – Ethics and Education, 2020
Marcus William Hunt argues that when co-parents disagree over whether to raise their child (or children) as a vegan, they should reach a compromise as a gift given by one parent to the other out of respect for his or her authority. Josh Millburn contends that Hunt's proposal of parental compromise over veganism is unacceptable on the ground that…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Food, Eating Habits, Parents
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