Search for dissertations about: "sweet foods"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words sweet foods.

  2. 1. Factors affecting weight development after pregnancy : the SPAWN (Stockholm Pregnancy And Women's Nutrition) study

    Author : Yvonne Linné; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : CPRS; depression; gestational diabetes mellitus; lactobacilli; long term follow-up; menstrual cycle; mutans streptococci; obesity; pregnancy; sugar; sweet foods; type 2 diabetes mellitus; weight gain;

    Abstract : Obesity is a growing problem all over the world. For some women pregnancy is a trigger event for developing overweight or obesity and 73% of female patients at the Obesity Unit indicated that they had retained more than 10 kg after each of their pregnancies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Technological Aspects of Preparing Porridges Made from Local Crops in Mozambique

    Author : Irene Carvalho; Livsmedelsteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Child malnutrition; consistency; complementary porridge; developing countries; energy density; carotenoids;

    Abstract : Child malnutrition is one of the major health problems in many developing countries and involves many sectors such as health, agriculture and research. Malnutrition in infants usually develops during the introduction of complementary foods, due to a deficit of nutrients, low energy density and the poor bioavailability of vitamins and minerals leading, in turn, to an increase in the risk of disease and infant mortality. READ MORE

  5. 3. "We're made of meat, so why should we eat vegetables?" : food discourses in the school subject home and consumer studies

    Author : Ingela Bohm; Agneta Hörnell; Gun Åbacka; Carita Bengs; Hilary Janks; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Critical food literacy; discourse analysis; food sociology; health education; home economics; Kostvetenskap; Food and Nutrition;

    Abstract : Background: Food has many different functions. On a physical level, it is needed to survive and to maintain health, but it also has many social, psychological, and emotional meanings. For example, food is used to build relationships, to mark hierarchies, to celebrate holidays, and to influence mood and self-image. READ MORE

  6. 4. Mechanisms of flavor perception : how odor and taste interact when we eat

    Author : Robin Fondberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Every time we eat, our brains are bombarded with sensory information from the olfactory and gustatory modalities. Through a binding process that is not fully understood, the odor and taste are then merged into flavor, a unitary sensation that appears to arise from inside the mouth. READ MORE

  7. 5. Dietary Patterns : Identification and Health Implications in the Swedish Population

    Author : Erika Ax; Per Sjögren; Agneta Andersson; Wulf Becker; Berit Lilienthal Heitmann; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Dietary Pattern; Dietary Recommendations; Dietary Survey; Environmental Contaminants; Healthy Diet Indicator; Heatlhy dietary pattern; Low-Carbohydrate; Mediterranean diet; Nutritional Biomarkers; Obesity; Overweight; Principal Component Analysis; Prostate Cancer; Sweden; Traditional dietary pattern; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Nutrition; Nutrition;

    Abstract : We eat foods not nutrients. What is more, we eat them in combinations. Consequently, capturing our complex food habits is likely an advantage in nutrition research. The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was therefore to investigate dietary patterns in the Swedish population –nutrient intakes, nutritional biomarkers and health aspects. READ MORE