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Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Health Outcomes in Adolescents: An Umbrella Review
No full textContext Proper nutrition represents 1 of the domains of adolescents' well-being. In this context, the Mediterranean diet (MD), as a healthy, traditional, and sustainable dietary pattern, plays a crucial role in promoting adequate growth and preventing chronic noncommunicable diseases.Objective The currently available evidence on the effects of adherence to the MD (AMD) in association with several physical health outcomes in adolescence is summarized in this review.Data Sources Five electronic databases were searched.Study Selection Systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized clinical trials, published in English during 2013-2022, and that assessed the health impact of AMD among adolescents were eligible.Data Extraction Details on study design, methods, population, assessment of dietary patterns, health outcomes, and main results were extracted.Results The search yielded 59 references after removal of duplicates. Applying PICOS criteria, 4 systematic reviews and 3 meta-analyses ultimately were included in this review. The AMD was evaluated in association with overweight/obesity and adiposity in 2 studies, musculoskeletal health in another 2, inflammation in 1 study, and cardiometabolic health in 1 study. The seventh review examined all mentioned health outcomes (overweight and obesity, musculoskeletal health, inflammation, and cardiometabolic health) in relation to AMD.Conclusions Overall, this umbrella review showed limited evidence and a lack of consistency about the relation between AMD and health outcomes of interest in adolescence, indicating the need for more studies to better understand it.Systemic Review Registration PROSPERO registration no. CRD42023428712
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and health outcomes in adolescents: An Umbrella Review
No full textBackground: Proper nutrition represents one of the domains of adolescents' well-being. In this context, the Mediterranean Diet (MD), as a healthy, traditional, and sustainable dietary pattern, plays a crucial role in promoting adequate growth and preventing chronic Non-Communicable Diseases. The present Umbrella Review aimed to summarise the currently available evidence on the effects of Adherence to MD (AMD) in association with several health outcomes in adolescence.
Methods: Five electronic databases were searched. Systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis of observational studies and randomised clinical trials, published in English language within 2013-2022, and assessed the health impact of AMD among adolescents were eligible. Details on study design, methods, population, assessment of dietary patterns, health outcomes, and main results were extracted.
Results: The search yielded 59 references, after duplicates removal. Applying PICOS criteria, four systematic reviews and three meta-analyses were included. The AMD was evaluated in association with overweight/obesity and adiposity in two studies, musculoskeletal health in other two, inflammation in one, and cardiometabolic health in another one. The remaining review examined all the mentioned health outcomes in relation to AMD.
Conclusions: Overall, this Umbrella Review showed limited evidence and a lack of consistency about the relation between AMD and health outcomes of interest in adolescence, recognising the need for further studies to better understand it. Umbrella Review Registration: PROSPERO registration number CRD42023428712
Assessment of Ultra-Processed Foods consumption and its impact on health: validation of a Food-Frequency Questionnaire and cross-sectional survey among Italian working adults - Study protocol
No full textIn recent years, a new way of thinking about food classification has emerged, no longer based on nutritional content but on processing. A clear example is NOVA classification, developed by Monteiro et al. in 2009, which divides foods into four categories. The fourth group, ultra-processed foods (UPFs), has attracted significant interest, so much so that increasing evidence suggests a potential association between high UPFs consumption and the development of Noncommunicable chronic diseases, overweight and obesity. However, the various limitations identified within the NOVA classification and in currently available studies have led to the recognition that further research is needed. Starting from a critical reassessment of the NOVA classification, this project aims to validate a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) specifically designed to estimate the consumption of UPFs, as well as the daily intake of macro- and micronutrients in the total diet, and, in a second phase, to assess its impact on health in a sample of Italian workers.
This study will involve a minimum of 436 healthy males and females aged ≥18 years, resident in Italy and with Italian citizenship. Enrolment will be carried out nationwide in selected workplaces. Participants’ membership will be voluntary, subject to a written informed consent, and disseminated using the organisations’ mailing list. Based on previously validated tools, the online self-administered FFQ will consider the differences between packaged, homemade and artisanal products, reflecting dietary habits of Italians. For each item, the frequency
of consumption and the serving size, using household units and images illustrating dishes in different portion sizes, will be indicated. To assess the tool's temporal stability, it will be administered on two separate occasions, at an interval of 3 to 10 months, and the data obtained will be compared. Additionally, participants will be asked to complete a 7-day weighed dietary record in the week following each administration to validate the FFQ. Data on demographic factors, socio-economic status and health status will also be collected and analysed.
The results will provide a new valid tool focused on food processing, potentially useful for future studies
Fig. 1 in Study of some European wild hybrids of Erica L. (Ericaceae), with descriptions of a new nothospecies: Erica nelsonii Fagúndez and a new nothosubspecies: Erica veitchii nothosubsp. asturica Fagúndez
No full textFig. 1. – Erica ×nelsonii Fagúndez. A. Synflorescence of upper left fragment (typus); B. General view of upper right fragment. [P. F. Hunt 1636, K] [Drawn by the author]Published as part of Fagúndez, Jaime, 2012, Study of some European wild hybrids of Erica L. (Ericaceae), with descriptions of a new nothospecies: Erica nelsonii Fagúndez and a new nothosubspecies: Erica veitchii nothosubsp. asturica Fagúndez, pp. 51-57 in Candollea 67 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.15553/c2012v671a7, http://zenodo.org/record/576238
Rand, Erica - 2022 Follow Up
No full textErica Rand is a professor of Arts and Visual Culture at Bates College, an adult figure skater, author and activist. This is a follow-up interview to her previous interview for Querying the Past in 2017. Erica Rand was heavily involved with ACT- UP Portland and more specifically the branch of ACT UP called: Pissed Off Dyke Cell and Women’s Health Action Crew. But more recently she has been involved with a new form of activism through sports and writing. At Bates, she is pushing the importance of trans-inclusion policies in sports and even testing the gender limitations put in place in figure skating.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/1095/thumbnail.jp
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and its main determinants in a sample of Italian adults: results from the ARIANNA cross-sectional survey
No full textIntroduction: Over the last years, many Mediterranean countries, including Italy, have witnessed a shift away from the Mediterranean Diet, thus contributing to the high rates of overweight and obesity. The survey "Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Italy (ARIANNA)" aimed to evaluate the Adherence to Mediterranean Diet (AMD) and its main determinants in the Italian population. Materials and methods: This study started on March 2023 and was addressed to adults aged >= 17 years, born and resident in Italy, proficient in Italian. Data are collected electronically through a voluntary, anonymous and self-administered questionnaire on the project website. Univariate and then multivariate logistic regressions were performed to evaluate associations between AMD and demographic characteristics, socio-economic status, health status, and lifestyle. Results: On a total of 3,732 completed questionnaires, the 87.70% of the respondents was female and the 71.28% was 17-40 years old. The 83.82% of the respondents had medium AMD, 11.33% low and only 4.85% high. The multivariate analysis revealed that being male (p 40 years (p < 0.05), workers (p <= 0.001), and unemployed (p < 0.05), determined the probability of having a lower AMD. Vegans and vegetarian's diets positively contributed to a higher AMD (p < 0.001). Discussion: These results highlighted a medium AMD in the Italian adult participants and suggested the necessity to implement tailored public health intervention strategies to improve food habits
Veterinary science : humans, animals and health
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Interview with Erica Jolly - teacher, author and founding member of SA Social Studies Teachers Association
No full textErica is a teacher and author who was a founding member of the SA Social Studies Teachers Association (contributing to its text books) and the SA History Teachers Association. She took her Masters in English Literature at Flinders University and taught in Girls and Boys Technical Colleges for 40 years. Erica's published works include a history of vocational education in South Australia from 1897 - 2001, We Came to Marion 1955 - 1995 (1995), A Broader Vision: Voices of Vocational Education in SA (2001), Challenging the Divide: Approaches to Science and Poetry (2010), and Making a Stand (2015)
Employment and wage trends in Oregon's green building and development sector
No full textby Erica Thatcher.Title from PDF caption (viewed on July 13, 2020).Converted from HTML.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
How to 'Escape from Model Land': an interview with Erica Thompson
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<div>Author Erica Thompson talks to Real World Data Science about the 'social element' of mathematical modelling, how it manifests, and what to do about it. Published online at <a href="https://realworlddatascience.net/viewpoints/interviews/posts/2023/01/25/erica-thompson.html">https://realworlddatascience.net/viewpoints/interviews/posts/2023/01/25/erica-thompson.html</a></div>
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