Search for dissertations about: "snacks"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the word snacks.
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1. Meal patterns and obesity - does snacking play a role?
Abstract : Aims: To describe meal patterns, especially snacking, in obese subjects compared to a reference population and to evaluate the importance of meal frequency in obesity treatment. Methods: Two cross sectional studies; 1. Women from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) registry study (n=83) and SOS reference study (n=94); 2. READ MORE
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2. Child nutrition in rural Nicaragua : Population-based studies in a transitional society
Abstract : Emerging favourable as well as unfavourable nutrition patterns are observed in societies undergoing rapid social and economic change. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the associations between household and maternal resources and infant and young child feeding habits and nutritional status in rural Nicaragua, a low-income transitional society. READ MORE
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3. Older Women and Food : Dietary Intake and Meals in Self-Managing and Disabled Swedish Females Living at Home
Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was to study elderly self-managing and disabled women’s dietary intake and meals in relation to age, household structure (single-living or cohabitant), disability and cooking ability. The women were aged 64-88 years and living at home, in the mid-eastern part of Sweden. The self-managing women were randomly selected. READ MORE
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4. Eating habits, weight reduction strategies and long-term treatment results in obese men : the 'Gustaf' study
Abstract : Abdominal male obesity is associated with hypertension, abnormal blood lipids and diabetes type 11. For development of a weight loss program for such males, 86 obese men (BMI 37.7 [4. READ MORE
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5. Eating habits among adolescents and their mothers : Stockholm Weight Development Study (SWEDES)
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