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Field, Adam; Corr, Liam David; Haines, Matthew; Lui, Steve; Naughton, Robert; Page, Richard Michael; Harper, Liam David – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate biomechanical and physiological responses to soccer-specific exercise incorporating an extra-time period (ET) and assess the test-retest reliability of these responses. Methods: Twelve soccer players performed 120 min of soccer-specific exercise. Tri-axial (PL[subscript Total]) and uni-axial…
Descriptors: Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Metabolism, Athletes
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Heo, Moonseong; Wylie-Rosett, Judith – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Among adolescents, physical inactivity and unhealthy dietary habits are associated with being obese. We know little about how those are associated with trying to lose weight. Methods: We analyzed the 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance data (N = 13,583) to examine how obesity and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits, High School Students
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Barnhill, Kelly; Devlin, Morgan; Moreno, Hannah Taylor; Potts, Amy; Richardson, Wendy; Schutte, Claire; Hewitson, Laura – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This brief report examines the implementation of dietary intervention utilizing the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) for the management of gastrointestinal issues in a 4 year old boy diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). Data relating to anthropometrics, dietary intake, blood markers, gastrointestinal (GI)…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Genetic Disorders
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Kylie Pybus; Ronald L. Gibbs; Karen Franck; M. Catalina Aragón – Journal of Extension, 2023
Extension professionals often communicate program outcomes to external stakeholders using impact statements. We developed and evaluated four impact statements for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). We drafted the statements after conducting literature reviews for core content areas of EFNEP that include diet quality, food…
Descriptors: Communications, Attitudes, Position Papers, Outcome Measures
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Katerina Michael; Michael A. Talias – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a nutrition education programme conducted during health education lessons on students' adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and their body mass index (BMI). Design: Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test research design: two study conditions (intervention and control groups). Setting: Two urban schools, the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Intervention, Health Promotion, Eating Habits
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Zlotnick, Cheryl; Manor-Lavon, Inbal; Srulovici, Einav – Youth & Society, 2022
Increasingly evidence suggests that the self-reported health status (SRH) of 2nd generation immigrant youth (native-born youth with at least one parent who was born abroad) may be lower than non-immigrant youth. This cross-sectional study compared the SRH of 2nd generation immigrant to non-immigrant youth (n = 291), accounting for confounders…
Descriptors: Correlation, Immigrants, Body Composition, Exercise
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Abdullah, Rafidah; Zakaria, Nor Fadhlina; Mushahar, Lily; Yakob, Suryati – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: The impact of social media on public health has been examined in various studies. However, none have explored user engagement based on the type of Facebook posts related to renal disease. Therefore, the present study sought to determine which type of nephrology-related posts have greater user engagement. Setting: Facebook pages.…
Descriptors: Identification, Social Networks, Case Studies, Physicians
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Fonseca, Rui Pedro – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2023
The exploitation of animals for human purposes raises several ethical concerns in the educational realm that ought to be carefully dealt with. Derived from the content analysis of sample of 39 Portuguese secondary and high school textbooks, this study aims to understand how factory-farmed animals are represented within the following themes: food…
Descriptors: Animal Husbandry, Ethics, Content Analysis, Textbooks
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Sharp, Paul; Bottorff, Joan L.; Oliffe, John L.; Hunt, Kate; Caperchione, Cristina M. – Health Education Research, 2020
Preventive lifestyle interventions are needed to address challenges in engaging men in conventional health programmes. This process evaluation examined the feasibility and acceptability of HAT TRICK, a gender-sensitized programme targeting physical activity, healthy eating and social connectedness. A mixed-methods approach was utilized to examine…
Descriptors: Prevention, Life Style, Intervention, Health Promotion
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Jones, Verity – British Educational Research Journal, 2020
Supporting young people with global crises mitigation strategies is essential, yet loaded with ethical dilemmas for the educator. This study explores whether young people will make ethical decisions regarding the sustainability of food choice in schools, and based on the processes identified, what educators' needs are in supporting transformative…
Descriptors: Ethics, Decision Making, Sustainability, Food
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Köse, Hüseyin; Özgen, Caner – African Educational Research Journal, 2020
Researches have revealed that most of the university age male individuals are not satisfied with their body image and prefer a more muscular body. This has revealed the accepted phenomena in mental illness classifications such as exercise dependence and eating disorder. In line with this information, the main purpose of the research is to examine…
Descriptors: College Students, Addictive Behavior, Exercise, Physical Fitness
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Murayama, Hiroshi; Taguchi, Atsuko; Spencer, Michael S.; Yamaguchi, Takuhiro – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Community health workers (CHWs), often called "health promotion volunteers" in Japan, are individuals who act as a natural helping resource in the community. Aim: This study tested the efficacy of a CHW-based intervention to improve dietary habits among community-dwelling older people in Japan, using a controlled, crossover…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Health Services, Health Personnel, Intervention
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S. Padmanabhan, Pujitha; Shroff, Hemal – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Objective: This study was conducted to assess the dietary intake, food refusal, and nutritional status of younger and older children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Mumbai, India, and to understand the relationships between these variables and mealtime behaviors and sensory integration. Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sensory Integration, Eating Habits, Nutrition
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Cohen, Hagit; Zion, Michal – Science Education International, 2020
This study examined the contribution of metacognitive guidance to the development of drinking-related nutritional literacy(DNL). Metacognitive awareness promotes meaningful learning. Active involvement of students in metacognitive activities develops deep conceptual understanding. Childhood food and beverage consumption affects growth and can be a…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Nutrition Instruction, Foods Instruction, Water
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Jamil, Nor Aini; Jia Ling, Chang; Md Ibrahim, Hawa Izzati; Hamzaid, Nur Hana; Kok Yong, Chin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: This study aimed to compare the nutritional and bone health status between young men with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability and those without intellectual disability and to determine predictors for their bone health status. Method: A total of 95 men (47 men with intellectual disability; 48 men without intellectual disability),…
Descriptors: Adults, Males, Nutrition, Health Related Fitness
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