Browsing Nutrition Science by Author "Colby, Sarah E."
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Barriers to participation in a worksite wellness program
Person, Ashley Lynne; Colby, Sarah E.; Bulova, Jessica Ann; Eubanks, Janie Whitehurst (East Carolina University, 2010-04)The purpose of this research was to determine barriers that prevent participation in an employee wellness program, Wellness Wednesdays: â Eat & Meetâ About Healthy Living, conducted at East Carolina University (ECU) ... -
Beliefs, benefits, barriers, attitude, intake and knowledge about peanuts and tree nuts among WIC participants in eastern North Carolina
Pawlak, Roman; Colby, Sarah E.; Herring, Julia (East Carolina University, 2009)The objective of this study was to assess beliefs (e.g. advantages, disadvantages, benefits, barriers) and knowledge about eating peanuts and tree nuts. Personal interviews based on the Theory of Planned Behavior were ... -
Benefits, barriers, self-efficacy and knowledge regarding healthy foods; perception of African Americans living in eastern North Carolina
Pawlak, Roman; Colby, Sarah E. (East Carolina University, 2009-03)African Americans in the United States suffer from many health disparities such as obesity, diabetes or hypertension. Lifestyle factors including diet and physical activity play an important role in prevention of ... -
FOOD OPTION WITH A MORE NUTRIENT FAVORABLE PROFILE IN GROCERY STORES : BUYING HEALTHIER FOODS WITHOUT PAYING MORE.
Mammarella, Sarah (East Carolina University, 2010)Obesity is more prevalent in people of lower-socioeconomic status. Since over half of meals consumed are prepared in the home, grocery store purchases may be playing an important role in the obesity epidemic. The objective ... -
“Take Off 4-Health”: Nutrition Education Curriculum for a Healthy Lifestyle Camp for Overweight Youth
Harris, Nancy G.; Dunn, Carolyn Kusbit; Kolasa, Kathryn M.; Crawford, Yancey; Henes, Sarah T.; Kinner, Stephanie; Sutton, Virginia; Colby, Sarah E.; Collier, David N. (East Carolina University, 2010)There is evidence that residential summer weight loss camps can be effective to initiate or support the small change approach to address childhood obesity. This report describes the development and evaluation of nutrition ...