Search for dissertations about: "family meal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words family meal.

2. 1. Family meal experiences : perspectives on practical knowledge, learning and culture

   Author : Inger M. Jonsson; Inga-Britt Gustafsson; Marianne Pipping Ekström; Lotte Holm; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; culture; children; education; family meal; family practice; food; experience; information; learning; practical knowledge; Culinary Arts and Meal Science; Måltidskunskap; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Måltidskunskap; Culinary Arts and Meal Science;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four studies reflecting information and education on food and meals at different levels of society. The educational efforts are directed towards everyday family practices. READ MORE

4. 2. Eat, Meet, Fly, Repeat : the contextuality of business travellers’ meals

   Author : Joachim Sundqvist; Carita Bengs; Agneta Hörnell; Ute Walter; Christian Fuentes; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Meal science; meal practice; business travel; social practice theory;

   Abstract : Meals are an important part of everyday life, both for the persons who engage in them and for the industry that makes them. For business travellers, meals are engaged in differently when they are travelling compared when they are home. Tens of millions of meals are engaged in each year by persons who are conducting business trips. READ MORE

5. 3. Studies on the regulation and in vitro metabolic effects of leptin in children and adults

   Author : Amira M I Elimam; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Leptin; growth hormone; cortisol; Dexamethasone; insulin; fasting; total parenteral nutrition; meal timing; obese children; Prader Willi syndrome; adipocyte; lipolysis; lipogenesis.;

   Abstract : Leptin is a protein hormone secreted by adipocytes, which binds to receptors in the brain to affect food intake and energy expenditure. The leptin receptor is a member of the cytokine receptor family and is widely distributed in the body suggesting a broader role for leptin. READ MORE

6. 4. Eating habits among adolescents and their mothers : Stockholm Weight Development Study (SWEDES)

   Author : Karin Vågstrand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adolescents; mother-child; reporting bias; underreporters; overreporters; eating habits; sugar intake; soft drinks; meal patterns; overweight; body fatness; BMI; carciogenic bacteria; gender;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis were threefold. Firstly, to explore the possibility to improve the quality of dietary data and to identify under- and overreporters of energy intake. Secondly, to investigate the eating habits of adolescents and the association with overweight. Thirdly, to study the associations between maternal and child eating habits. READ MORE

7. 5. Predictors of long-term glycemic control, pancreatic function and BMI trajectory in children with type 1 diabetes

   Author : Annika Grönberg; Per-Ola Carlsson; Anders Forslund; Klas Ekström; Gun Forsander; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Endokrinologi och Diabetologi; Endocrinology and Diabetology; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

   Abstract : Background: The maintenance of normal metabolic control underpins all management of insulin dependent diabetes whether in terms of preserved beta-cell function, body composition, or family support. The hypothesis of this work was that preserved C-peptide predicts better glycemic control and lowers risk of severe hypoglycemia. READ MORE