Search for dissertations about: "food 2010"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 130 swedish dissertations containing the words food 2010.
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1. Promoting dietary change. Intervening in school and recognizing health messages in commercials
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to examine influences on dietary change among children and adolescents with particular emphasis on individual factors, the school setting and food marketing. The Theory of Planned Behaviour was used to develop a controlled school-based intervention with a focus on fish among 8th grade pupils in the Gothenburg area. READ MORE
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2. Promoting physical activity among overweight and obese children : Effects of a family-based lifestyle intervention on physical activity and metabolic markers
Abstract : Background Overweight and obesity in childhood is associated with physical, psychological and social consequences. Physical inactivity is regarded as one of the main factors that have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity through out the world. READ MORE
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3. From Food Preference to Craving : Behavioural Traits and Molecular Mechanisms
Abstract : Preference for palatable and energy-dense foods may be a risk factor for body weight gain and has both genetic and environmental components. Once obesity develops in an individual, weight loss is difficult to achieve. READ MORE
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4. Historical Urban Agriculture : Food Production and Access to Land in Swedish Towns before 1900
Abstract : This doctoral thesis analyses the role of historical urban agriculture in a long-time perspective, through a combination of overarching surveys of Swedish towns and detailed studies of one town – Uppsala in east-central Sweden. The study shows how agricultural land – town land – of various sizes was donated to towns repeatedly during medieval times and in the 16th and 17th centuries. READ MORE
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5. Effects of replacing fish oil with vegetable oils in feed for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)
Abstract : As global capture of fish has stagnated and fish consumption is increasing due to a growing human population, the demand can only be met by increased aquaculture production. Fish oil (FO), derived exclusively from wild pelagic fish, has traditionally been used as the primary lipid source in fish feeds. READ MORE