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Using a Household Food Inventory to Assess Food Variety and Availability Among Mothers in Residential Substance Abuse Recovery Programs
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Obesity and substance abuse are two major public health issues in the United States, especially among low-income individuals. The United States Department of Health and Human Services has set forth the Dietary Guidelines, ...
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SYMPTOMS OF MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA AND BODY COMPOSITION IN HIGH VOLUME WEIGHTLIFTERS
(2015)
Muscle dysmorphia is characterized by exercise-obsessed individuals who fixate on obtaining a perfect physique, and is often accompanied by extreme feelings of inadequacy. This project aims to determine the relationship ...
“Take Off 4-Health”: Nutrition Education Curriculum for a Healthy Lifestyle Camp for Overweight Youth
(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 ...
Beliefs, Perceptions, and Knowledge Regarding the Benefits of Nut Intake
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The objective of this study was to assess knowledge regarding the health effects and nutrient content of nuts and perceptions regarding benefits and barriers of nut intake among individuals over the age of 40 years. One ...
Cost Comparison of Foods Purchased for an All-Organic Diet and a Conventional, Non-Organic Diet
(East Carolina University, 2014)
The objectives of this study were: To determine if there are mean cost differences between all-organic foods and conventional (non-organic) foods; to determine if there are differences in the mean cost of all-organic foods ...
Preadolescent Body Image and Body Mass Index
(2015)
Physical and psychological changes occur during middle childhood and the time preparing for adolescence. Healthy body image is a key factor in developing healthy physical and psychosocial habits among preadolescents. There ...
Barriers to participation in a worksite wellness program
(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) ...
FOOD OPTION WITH A MORE NUTRIENT FAVORABLE PROFILE IN GROCERY STORES : BUYING HEALTHIER FOODS WITHOUT PAYING MORE.
(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 ...
Sickly Sweet: The Development of a Standardized Method for Testing Lactose and Fructose Intolerance and Malabsorption
(2013)
Lactose intolerance has been a known cause of gastrointestinal distress for many years. Recently, it has come to attention that fructose intolerance elicits many of the same symptoms as lactose intolerance. The consumption ...
The Assessment of Muscle Oxygen Saturation in Students During Maximal VO2 Exercise and High Intensity Intervals
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)
The advancement of human performance benefits from state-of-the-art technology to improve the ability to monitor and evaluate physiological adaptations in athletes. Previously validated as a reliable tool for measuring ...