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1. Introduction South Africa is currently facing a triple burden of malnutrition (Nugent, 2011; Thow et al., 2018). These include rising levels of (i) undernutrition, (ii) diet-related-non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as Type II diabetes, some forms of cancer, overweight, and obesity, and (iii) micronutrient deficiencies. This significantly impacts vulnerable poor households affected by food and nutrition insecurity, mostly women and children (Mohammadi et al., 2013; Alimoradi et al., 2016; FAO, 2018). A staggering 6.8 million people in the country experience hunger, while an additional 10.4 million lack access to adequate food (Statistics South Africa, 2019b); this translates to ~30% of…
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — At-home, self-administered transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and attention bias modification training (ABMT) is feasible, acceptable, and shows promising efficacy for treatment of binge eating, according to a study published online June 6 in BJPsych Open.Michaela Flynn, Ph.D., from King’s College London, and colleagues assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of at-home, self-administered tDCS and ABMT in 82 adults with binge eating disorder (10 sessions over two to three weeks).The researchers found that treatment completion rates were high (98.7 percent), with all interventions (real tDCS with ABMT, sham tDCS with ABMT, and ABMT…
1. Introduction Food intake relates strongly to two of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targeting the window 2016–2030, specifically the second goal (to “end hunger, achieve food security, improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”) and the third goal (to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”) (UNDP, 2018). Even though the third SDG is largely focused on disease eradication, food intake also plays a significant role in improving the health status of individuals by satisfying the nutritional requirements of individuals, to enhance general health and prevent chronic diseases (FAO, 2018). Urbanization is a key driver of…
Introduction By 2050, the world’s population is set to increase by 40%, and the expected agricultural production to match the population is estimated to be 70% (Ebert, 2014). Wheat, rice, and maize, which provide more than 50% of human calorie intake, occupy 555 million ha (i.e., 40%) of the global arable land (Keyzer et al., 2005; Tilman et al., 2011; Stamp et al., 2012). The continued promotion of these few crops at the expense of other useful crops reveals the locked-in concept in crop production agriculture. According to Pahl-Wostl (2009), locked-in is “a situation when institutions and role players in…
Introduction Interest in plant-based substitutes and cell-based meats—collectively referred to as meat alternatives hereafter—has grown rapidly over the past decade. While some consumers choose to avoid meat from farmed animals (hereafter “farmed meat”) or animal foods altogether, a growing number of people are replacing a share of their meat intake with “plant-based substitutes” that seek to approximate the texture, flavor, and/or nutrient profiles of farmed meat using ingredients derived from pulses, grains, oils, and other plants and/or fungi. These products may soon be joined by “cell-based meats” (also referred to as “cultured meat,” “in-vitro meat,” “lab-grown meat,” “cellular meat,” “cultivated…
Guy Sebastian has opened up about his struggles with mental health and weight loss in a new tell-all interview.The 42-year-old singer-songwriter and father-of-two discussed his battle to maintain a healthy weight since his rise to stardom twenty years ago on Tuesday during the debut episode of the Mental as Anyone podcast.’I was the fat kid on Idol, I was called the fat kid… I was just a bit chubby,’ Guy admitted. ‘I was pretty unhealthy, I would binge eat [and] my approach to losing weight was pretty extreme and I would just get nowhere.’He told host Jonathon Moran that ‘criticism’ directed at him…
In today’s world, we’ve come to expect rapid, transformative change in the public health field. Except when it’s not. For example, the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders has largely stayed the same for half a century. A research project at CU Denver is hoping to change that. To modernize this area of research, CU Denver Assistant Professor of Psychology Mel Simone is turning to community engagement as part of the solution. “I saw a lot of people struggling with eating disorders seeking care, and being traumatized from the care they received because the environment did not support their existence,”…
By A. James For Daily Mail Australia 02:22 26 Jun 2024, updated 08:39 26 Jun 2024 Share or comment on this article: Guy Sebastian has opened up about his struggles with mental health and weight loss in a new tell-all interview.The 42-year-old singer-songwriter and father-of-two discussed his battle to maintain a healthy weight since his rise to stardom twenty years ago on Tuesday during the debut episode of the Mental as Anyone podcast.’I was the fat kid on Idol, I was called the fat kid… I was just a bit chubby,’ Guy admitted. ‘I was pretty unhealthy, I would binge eat [and]…
1 Introduction Healthy food consumption has emerged as a significant trend in contemporary society, reflecting people’s pursuit of health and longevity. It is crucial for maintaining a healthy lifestyle (Luo et al., 2021; Kennedy et al., 2023). The vulnerability of food systems cannot curb malnutrition and stunting in children, making it more difficult for people to pursue healthy food (Haq et al., 2023). Currently, unhealthy dietary habits are closely linked to chronic conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and increased mortality (Solbak et al., 2017). The Interpretation of Report on Cardiovascular Health and Diseases in China 2022 notes that…
Please note that this is an Archived article and may contain content that is out of date. The use of she/her/hers pronouns in some articles is not intended to be exclusionary. Eating disorders can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes, and weights.By Quinn Nystrom, MS For many years, I didn’t know if the destruction I had inflicted on my body in the form of bulimia would ruin my chances of getting pregnant one day. I had been diagnosed with PCOS and infertility. Then, on Mother’s Day weekend in 2023, I took a pregnancy…