Table of contents - Special Issue: Children and young people
Gaps in the awareness of current nutrition issues as dependent on age
Melanie S. AdamsThe goal of this study is to identify important current topics in nutrition that may be poorly understood by the public.
Prevalence of dieting, overweight, body image satisfaction and associated psychological problems in adolescent boys
Abdulbari Bener, Abdulaziz Kamal, Ihab Tewfik, Osman SabuncuogluThe aim of the present study is to examine the severity of dieting and its association with obesity, body satisfaction and psychological problems in adolescent boys.
Generating effective change in school meals: a case study
Claire Seaman, Julia MossObesity among primary school children is an area of current concern throughout the UK, alongside much discussion surrounding the opportunities and challenges of effecting change…
Breakfast frequency and fruit and vegetable consumption in Belgian adolescents A cross‐sectional study
P. Mullie, P. Clarys, D. De Ridder, P. Deriemaeker, N. Duvigneaud, M. Hebbelinck, A.R. Grivegnée, P. AutierSeveral cross‐sectional studies reported that breakfast skipping and a poor consumption of fruits and vegetables are associated with overweight and obesity‐related morbidities. In…
Impact of household food security and nutrition programme on the nutritional status of children in Oyo state, Nigeria
B.O. Lawal, A.A. JibowoThe purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of household food security and nutrition programme (HFSN) on the nutritional status of children (0–5 years) in Oyo state, Nigeria.
Habitual dietary calcium intake and body weight in 7–10 year old children
Amy Jennings, V. Costarelli, G.J. Davies, P.W. DettmarSeveral recent observational studies detected inverse associations between dietary calcium intake and body weight. It was demonstrated that low calcium diets lead to an increase…
Nutritional knowledge and dietary intakes of young professional football players
Sue Murphy, Yvonne JeanesTo determine how nutritional knowledge and residential status influences the diets of a group of young professional football players and compare them to controls of the same age.
Probiotic acidophilus milk for infants and children
S. Sarkar, A.K. MisraThe objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the effect of incorporation of Bifidobacterium bifidum NDRI and Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii MTCC…
Cultured milk products for lactose‐intolerant recipients
S. SarkarThe purpose of this paper is to enlighten the prophylactic aspect of cultured milk products, which render it suitable for lactose‐intolerant subjects.
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- Dr Vijay Ganji