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dietary minerals; boron; structure-activity relationships; chemical bonding; pharmacokinetics; embryogenesis; energy balance; mineral metabolism; immunostimulants; immunity; health promotion
humans; silicon; health promotion; tin; nutritive value; vanadium; nutrient requirements; nickel; human nutrition; fluorine
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... Three new elements (nickel, vanadium, and silicon) were found essential and 2 (fluorine and tin) possibly essential for animals. To date, these elements have not been shown essential for man. However, from animal data, it seems probable that they have an essential function in human nutrition and metabolism. ...
... The Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada is considering proposals for microbiological standards for cheese. These proposals are based on a 2-year study (1974–1976) carried out by the Branch. The proposed standards per gram are: total coliforms m = 500, M = 1500, fecal coliforms m = 100, M = 500, and Staphylococcus aureus m = 100, M = 1000, for cheeses made from pasteurized milk; tot ...
mineral metabolism; nutrient-nutrient interactions; health promotion; trace elements; nutrient requirements; human nutrition; dietary minerals; nutrition research
Abstract:
... The importance of Co, Cu, Mn, and Zn in animal and human nutrition is briefly reviewed with 48 references. ...
diabetes; education programs; health education; health promotion; hospitals; learning; patient education
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... The promotion of health education via closed circuit TV in a hospital set ting can be approached in a systematic manner, thus capitalizing on the ap peal of TV learning. Whoever said TV was just for entertainment is mistaken. ...
health services; databases; diabetes; digestive system diseases; arthritis; blood pressure; health promotion; health education; information retrieval
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... The Combined Health Information Database (CHID) is an automated information system designed for health care educators and other health professionals. It contains 20,000 references to jour nal articles, fact sheets, brochures, audiovisual materials, health program descriptions, and other health-related information. Topics include diabetes, arthritis, digestive diseas es, high blood pressure, and he ...
coronary disease; developed countries; diet-related diseases; food availability; health promotion; health services; nutrition education; processed foods; refining; United Kingdom
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... The association between the organic movement and ‘alternative medicine’ may have been one reason for the failure of the McCarrison Society in Britain to appeal to many National Health Service doctors and dentists. This is unfortunate because the aims of the McCarrison Society have nothing to do with any system of medical care. Our hope is to prevent disease by promoting McCarrison's teaching that ...
nutrition policy; health promotion; consumer protection; European Union; food production; food processing; Dietary Guidelines; Europe
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... Food, health and consumer issues will continue to be a major challenge to all involved in European food production, processing and policy making into the next century. There is still controversy among experts concerning some of the key nutrition issues of today and an increased European interdisciplinary effort is needed to resolve uncertainties in these and other areas. The merits of promoting a ...
food marketing; health promotion; consumer attitudes; food industry; food safety; nutritive value; nutrition labeling; consumer information; Dietary Guidelines; weight control
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... Health-responsible food marketing in the deepest and technically most challenging sense is more than legitimate marketing (complying with the food regulations), marketing under a company policy of nutritional composition, or even health-image marketing (seeking to meet the health concerns of some food consumers). Fully health-responsible food marketing is taking existing commercial options or open ...
food and nutrition programs; nutrition policy; health promotion; health education; World Health Organization; United Kingdom
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... The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its global and European strategies for health for all, has provided an excellent framework for the promotion of community nutrition. Sadly, the UK government has not responded adequately in terms of health-promoting public policy. However, regional and local initiatives in the public sector give much cause for hope. Major areas for action include the creatio ...
... Increased numbers of primary care and advanced practice nurses with unique generalist skills will be required to meet the accelerating physiologic and sociocultural health care needs of rural populations. Several factors have been identified that will influence the demands and position of community‐based nurses in rural practice settings during the next decade. A back‐to‐basics type of health care ...
food beliefs; diet; women; nutrition education; food contamination; health promotion; consumer surveys; socioeconomic status; health hazards; lifestyle; England
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... The perceived relationships between diet and health amongst a sample of working-class women in North-east England are examined, highlighting the impact of "food scares" current at the time of the research fieldwork on dietary beliefs and practice. Economic constraints are a major barrier to "healthier eating" in certain working-class subcultures, but social conceptions of "good" food also often co ...
monitoring; disease prevention; hospital food service; health promotion; food policy; program evaluation; Wales
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... This paper describes results from a study examining the introduction of policies to promote healthy catering in 102 hospitals in Wales. Policy development and implementation followed the publication of two major reports in the UK highlighting the relationship between poor nutrition and subsequent high levels of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Changes in hospital catering services were advocated ...
dietary protein; eating habits; nutrition education; bioavailability; health promotion; new products; food industry; artificial sweeteners; fat replacers; food technology; Australia
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... Many of the food technology innovations that are seen in today's marketplace have an underlying nutrition basis. It is likely that future innovations will also be borne out of current and future nutrition issues. Nutrition can play a key role in the strategic planning both of marketing and technological aspects of the food industry. ...
pesticides; vegetables; consumer protection; food contamination; health promotion; food industry; consumer attitudes; laws and regulations
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... The use of pesticides in food production has caused concern among many consumers. The formation and aims of an organisation, the Council for the Reduction of Pesticides (CROP), to review the use of pesticides, investigate alternatives, and to provide a link between government, the fruit and vegetable industry, and consumers is outlined. ...
blood pressure; cross cultural studies; eating habits; elderly; fish; food beliefs; food intake; fruits; grapes; health beliefs; health promotion; heart; legumes; lifestyle; longevity; meat; oranges; questionnaires; rapid methods; Greece
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... This study is part of a wider cross-cultural study of food habits and health in later life. Two general approaches have been incorporated into the survey instrument: (1) rapid assessment procedures (open-ended questions) to elicit information on food and health beliefs, and (2) a questionnaire approach (coded answers for scoring) to elicit information on health, lifestyle, and usual food intake. B ...
diet; health promotion; food choices; retail marketing; United Kingdom
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... Presents a case history of a specialist health food retailer to illustrate the effect of the growth in interest during the 1980s in consuming "healthier" products. Health food shops had earlier benefited from the trend, but found it more difficult to survive once the concept was exploited by mainstream grocery and chemist retailers. The study is based upon two earlier analyses of the sector by the ...
boys; children; elementary schools; food sanitation; girls; health promotion; high school students; lunch; school lunch; teachers; Japan
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... In Japan, the modern school lunch system was improved after the establishment of the school lunch law in 1954, and now over 98% of boys and girls in primary schools and over 85% of junior high school pupils have lunch at their schools. In this report, the beneficial effect of this system is pointed out. This system contributes to an improvement of the physical condition of these children and it is ...
health education; food industry; advertising; program evaluation; cardiovascular diseases; health promotion; public relations; United Kingdom
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... Describes the Food for the Heart campaign. The Health Education Authority is actively working with the food industry in order to promote healthy eating with particular reference to reducing the incidence of coronary heart disease. Explains the background. ...
food safety; consumer education; health promotion; agricultural law; consumer behavior; nutrition labeling; United Kingdom
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... The Co-op has been providing safe, healthy food since it was established in the last century. More recently, the organization has been actively involved in promoting food safety. In 1985, a healthy eating campaign was launched, which has been maintained ever since. Emphasizes the importance of providing nutritional information and strongly advocates a plain English approach as opposed to graphical ...
... Discusses the pros and cons of a healthy eating programme and looks at ways of avoiding nutritional deficiencies, which are often related to areas of residence or similar reasons. Looks at ways of avoiding chronic heart disease (CHD) and cancer-related illnesses through knowledge and diet. Food businesses by implication are involved in this. Discusses results of various surveys, in particular one ...
diet; health promotion; food industry; food research; food choices
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... Healthy eating has been at the forefront of media and medical circles recent years. Discusses the awareness and response of the food chain (multiple retailers, food companies and farmers) to the healthy eating trends and reports. Retailers were the most aware of healthy eating, and had reacted positively in line with the trends and dietary recommendations. This contrasted with farmers, many of who ...
health promotion; diet; disease prevention; cardiovascular diseases; Wales
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... Heartbeat Wales is the first national heart disease prevention initiative of its kind in the UK. Describes the progress which has been achieved since the programme was launched in 1985. Gives details of how alliances have been forged with commerce and industry with the objective of promoting improvements in nutrition. ...
... Current interest in the possible links between diet and the prevention of chronic diseases requires a re-examination of nutrient requirements. This paper describes the philosophy behind existing dietary recommendations with special reference to the UK Dietary Reference Values report, and highlights important areas for future consideration. ...
diet; eating habits; disease prevention; health promotion; United Kingdom
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... Gives a description of the changes in food consumption patterns and the incidence of disease which has stimulated scientific investigations into the relationship between diet and development of chronic diseases. Explains the emergence of a consensus among scientists, coupled with a discussion of how the dietary recommendations have been received in different countries. ...
diet; health promotion; food and nutrition programs; eating habits; nutrition education; Irish Republic
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... Explains current developments in the promotion of healthy eating in Ireland. In particular, shows how the various initiatives involving Government, hospitals and voluntary organizations are reaching out into the community. ...
communication (human); health promotion; health services; models; researchers
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... This article examines the many assertions made in the health communication literature about the importance of communication as an essential process in promoting effective health care. If these assertions are true, then researchers should be able to demonstrate the ways in which communication influences the accomplishment of health care goals—how communication influences health outcomes. The links ...
ethics; health education; health promotion; researchers
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... Researchers and academics have accumulated a great deal of knowledge on how to manipulate individuals' behaviors. Although health communication researchers and practitioners prefer to call their work public health campaigns or health education interventions, the truth is that their ultimate goal is to manipulate people into practicing healthy behaviors. A health communication research and practice ...