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Pierre Bel Lassen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Cultural Influences on the Regulation of Energy Intake and Obesity: A Qualitative Study Comparing Food Customs and Attitudes to Eating in Adults from France and the United States
Nutrients, 2020Co-Authors: Maria Carlota Dao, Sophie Thiron, Ellen Messer, Camille Sergeant, Anne Sévigné, Camille Huart, Melinda Rossi, Ilyssa Silverman, Kylie Sakaida, Pierre Bel LassenAbstract:(1) Background: The influence of Food culture on eating behavior and obesity risk is poorly understood. (2) Methods: In this qualitative study, 25 adults in France with or without overweight/obesity participated in semi-structured interviews (n = 10) or focus groups (n = 15) to examine attitudes to Food consumption and external pressures that influence eating behavior and weight management. Results were compared to an equivalent study conducted in the United States, thereby contrasting two countries with markedly different rates of obesity. Emerging key themes in the French data were identified through coding using a reflexive approach. (3) Results: The main themes identified were: (1) influence of commensality, social interactions, and pleasure from eating on eating behavior, (2) having a balanced and holistic approach to nutrition, (3) the role of environmental concerns in Food consumption, (4) relationship with “natural” products (idealized) and Food processing (demonized), (5) perceptions of weight status and management. Stress and difficulties in hunger cue discernment were viewed as important obstacles to weight management in both countries. External pressures were described as a major factor that explicitly influences Food consumption in the U.S., while there was an implicit influence of external pressures through eating-related social interactions in France. In France, products considered “natural” where idealized and juxtaposed against processed and “industrial” products, whereas this was not a salient aspect in the U.S. (4) Conclusions: This first comparative qualitative study assessing aspects of Food culture and eating behaviors across countries identifies both common and divergent attitudes to Food and eating behavior. Further studies are needed to inform the development of effective behavioral interventions to address obesity in different populations.
P Colombo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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1434 Obesity and Overweight in a Lowincome School Population of SãO Paulo, Brazil
Pediatric Research, 2010Co-Authors: M R De Oliveira, F Sandrini, J E Armond, M M Pandolfi, A C R Zollner, P ColomboAbstract:Objective: To examine in a sample of students from a region of low socioeconomic status, the obesity and overweight. Method: cross-sectional study of 1761 schoolchildren between 6 and 10 years from three schools in Parelheiros. Were assessed by z scores of weight for height, according to World Health Organization The variables studied were: gender, age, grade and school year. We used the chi-square to relate the obesity and overweight with the variables. Results: Of 1761 children studied 7,6% were obese and overwheigt according to z score P/E. The analysis of z score P/E revealed that 60,0% were male and 40,0% female. The mean age was 8.9 years. The risk of overweight was higher among boys: 41,2% for the index P/E. There was no statistically significant difference between the schools, gender and school year and school period. Among obesity and overweight, the school year and school period (P < 0.0001) were observed statistical significance. Conclusion: Overweight and obesity are a growing problem in the low income population by its Food, Customs and lack of information. From the analysis in the region, one can consider that the nutritional assessment of school - the anthropometric technique in particular - is an extremely important tool for understanding the dynamics of child nutrition and development.
Anne Roulin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Enabling nutrient security and sustainability through systems research
Genes & Nutrition, 2015Co-Authors: Jim Kaput, Martin Kussmann, Yery Mendoza, Ronit Coutre, Karen Cooper, Anne RoulinAbstract:Human and companion animal health depends upon nutritional quality of Foods. Seed varieties, seasonal and local growing conditions, transportation, Food processing, and storage, and local Food Customs can influence the nutrient content of Food. A new and intensive area of investigation is emerging that recognizes many factors in these agri-Food systems that influence the maintenance of nutrient quality which is fundamental to ensure nutrient security for world populations. Modeling how these systems function requires data from different sectors including agricultural, environmental, social, and economic, but also must incorporate basic nutrition and other biomedical sciences. Improving the agri-Food system through advances in pre- and post-harvest processing methods, biofortification, or fortifying processed Foods will aid in targeting nutrition for populations and individuals. The challenge to maintain and improve nutrient quality is magnified by the need to produce Food locally and globally in a sustainable and consumer-acceptable manner for current and future populations. An unmet requirement for assessing how to improve nutrient quality, however, is the basic knowledge of how to define health. That is, health cannot be maintained or improved by altering nutrient quality without an adequate definition of what health means for individuals and populations. Defining and measuring health therefore becomes a critical objective for basic nutritional and other biomedical sciences.
Maria Carlota Dao - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Cultural Influences on the Regulation of Energy Intake and Obesity: A Qualitative Study Comparing Food Customs and Attitudes to Eating in Adults from France and the United States
Nutrients, 2020Co-Authors: Maria Carlota Dao, Sophie Thiron, Ellen Messer, Camille Sergeant, Anne Sévigné, Camille Huart, Melinda Rossi, Ilyssa Silverman, Kylie Sakaida, Pierre Bel LassenAbstract:(1) Background: The influence of Food culture on eating behavior and obesity risk is poorly understood. (2) Methods: In this qualitative study, 25 adults in France with or without overweight/obesity participated in semi-structured interviews (n = 10) or focus groups (n = 15) to examine attitudes to Food consumption and external pressures that influence eating behavior and weight management. Results were compared to an equivalent study conducted in the United States, thereby contrasting two countries with markedly different rates of obesity. Emerging key themes in the French data were identified through coding using a reflexive approach. (3) Results: The main themes identified were: (1) influence of commensality, social interactions, and pleasure from eating on eating behavior, (2) having a balanced and holistic approach to nutrition, (3) the role of environmental concerns in Food consumption, (4) relationship with “natural” products (idealized) and Food processing (demonized), (5) perceptions of weight status and management. Stress and difficulties in hunger cue discernment were viewed as important obstacles to weight management in both countries. External pressures were described as a major factor that explicitly influences Food consumption in the U.S., while there was an implicit influence of external pressures through eating-related social interactions in France. In France, products considered “natural” where idealized and juxtaposed against processed and “industrial” products, whereas this was not a salient aspect in the U.S. (4) Conclusions: This first comparative qualitative study assessing aspects of Food culture and eating behaviors across countries identifies both common and divergent attitudes to Food and eating behavior. Further studies are needed to inform the development of effective behavioral interventions to address obesity in different populations.
M R De Oliveira - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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1434 Obesity and Overweight in a Lowincome School Population of SãO Paulo, Brazil
Pediatric Research, 2010Co-Authors: M R De Oliveira, F Sandrini, J E Armond, M M Pandolfi, A C R Zollner, P ColomboAbstract:Objective: To examine in a sample of students from a region of low socioeconomic status, the obesity and overweight. Method: cross-sectional study of 1761 schoolchildren between 6 and 10 years from three schools in Parelheiros. Were assessed by z scores of weight for height, according to World Health Organization The variables studied were: gender, age, grade and school year. We used the chi-square to relate the obesity and overweight with the variables. Results: Of 1761 children studied 7,6% were obese and overwheigt according to z score P/E. The analysis of z score P/E revealed that 60,0% were male and 40,0% female. The mean age was 8.9 years. The risk of overweight was higher among boys: 41,2% for the index P/E. There was no statistically significant difference between the schools, gender and school year and school period. Among obesity and overweight, the school year and school period (P < 0.0001) were observed statistical significance. Conclusion: Overweight and obesity are a growing problem in the low income population by its Food, Customs and lack of information. From the analysis in the region, one can consider that the nutritional assessment of school - the anthropometric technique in particular - is an extremely important tool for understanding the dynamics of child nutrition and development.