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- 3Food environment
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- 1Beheshti Beglar, Maryam
- 1Bukambu, Enid K
- 1Marozoff, Shelby
- 1Minaker, Leia M.
- 1Olstad, Dana Lee
- 1Sim, Shannon
- 1Chan, Catherine (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences)
- 1Katerina Maximova (School of Public Health)
- 1Mager, Diana (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Maximova, Katerina (School of Public Health)
- 1McCargar, Linda (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science); Raine, Kim (Centre for Health Promotion Studies)
- 1Professor Arto Ohinmaa (School of Public Health)
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Assessing and Catalyzing Adoption and Implementation of the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth in Recreational Sports Settings
DownloadSpring 2014
Although the mandate of recreational sports settings is to enhance well-being, many have unhealthy food environments that may paradoxically increase obesity risk. The Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth (ANGCY) are government-initiated, voluntary guidelines intended to facilitate...
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Diet Diversity and Health Value in Children with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Prader- Willi Syndrome: Association with Cardio-metabolic Risk
DownloadSpring 2019
In Canada, the obesity prevalence rate in children and adolescents has increased significantly during the last four decades resulting in increased incidence of obesity- related health conditions, lower quality of life and greater health care cost. Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease...
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Evaluating food environment assessment methodologies: a multi-level examination of associations between food environments and individual outcomes
DownloadSpring 2013
Background: The food environment (FE) is being increasingly recognized as an important and modifiable determinant of diet quality and weight status. Hundreds of FE measures exist, resulting in a lack of comparability between studies. This is problematic given that evaluating FEs’ impact on...
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Examining Associations of Community Food Environments with Individual Diet Quality and Body Weight Status of Canadian Children
DownloadFall 2019
Reducing the prevalence of unhealthy eating is an important challenge to address in order to reduce the burden of obesity and chronic disease. Approximately 1.6 million or one-third of Canadian children and youth are overweight or obese, and about 70% of children and youth consume less than five...
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Menu planning and individual counseling as strategies to improve diet quality in people with type 2 diabetes: results from a pilot study
DownloadSpring 2013
This 12-week study evaluated the effectiveness of menu planning and individual counseling in improving diet quality and health parameters among 15 type 2 diabetes patients using a pretest-posttest design. Perceived dietary adherence was measured and three-day food records were obtained to...
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Fall 2019
Mental illnesses are highly prevalent in Canada and pose a significant personal, societal, and economic burden. In recent years, a relationship between diet and mental illness has emerged, highlighting diet as a potential public health target for the prevention of mental illness. This thesis...
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Spring 2018
Healthy diets help reduce risk for chronic disease (obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and several cancers). High consumption of non-nutrient dense foods (e.g., sugar-sweetened foods, processed meats, and high fat foods) and low consumption of healthier foods (e.g., vegetables,...