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Health Promotion in a Life Span Perspective

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2021) | Viewed by 14687

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Elisabet Rothenberg

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Department of Food and Meal Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
Interests: food habits; non-communicable disease; inequality in health; life span; diet

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)—mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes—pose the greatest threat to health globally. Most premature deaths from these diseases are largely preventable by a healthy lifestyle with physical activity and healthy food habits as cornerstones. Health promotion, therefore, needs to build on these two cornerstones from early childhood until very old age. However, the risk of being affected by NCDs varies in the population with a low socioeconomic position as a strong predictor for poor health.

The incidence is also related to age—a consideration since older adults constitute a growing share of the population worldwide. However, the effectiveness and success of specific actions vary in the population over the lifespan and by sociodemographic position. There is a need for more knowledge of dietary habits and nutritional needs in different segments of populations and for methods and models based on evidence for prevention tailored for different parts of the population to bridge the gap of inequality in health.

This Special Issue will reflect different perspectives on health promotion in a life span perspective including the challenge of inequality in health.

Dr. Elisabet Rothenberg
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • food habits
  • non-communicable disease
  • inequality in health
  • life span
  • diet

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Relative Validity of a Short 15-Item Food Frequency Questionnaire Measuring Dietary Quality, by the Diet History Method
by Elisabet Rothenberg, Elisabeth Strandhagen, Jessica Samuelsson, Felicia Ahlner, Therese Rydberg Sterner, Ingmar Skoog and Christina E. Lundberg
Nutrients 2021, 13(11), 3754; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nu13113754 - 24 Oct 2021
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Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) are commonly used dietary assessment tools. The aim was to assess the relative validity of a 15-item FFQ, designed for the screening of poor dietary patterns with a validated diet history (DH). The study population was derived from the [...] Read more.
Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) are commonly used dietary assessment tools. The aim was to assess the relative validity of a 15-item FFQ, designed for the screening of poor dietary patterns with a validated diet history (DH). The study population was derived from the Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies. The DH registrations were harmonized in accordance with the FFQ frequencies. The agreement was assessed by Cohen’s kappa with corresponding confidence intervals (CI) for the frequency and categorical variables. Bland–Altman plots were used for the numeric variables. The study comprised data from 848 individuals (55.2% women). Overall, there was high agreement between the methods, with the exact and adjacent level of agreement over 80% for eight variables. The proportion attributed to the opposite frequency was fairly low for most of the frequency variables. Most of the kappa values were in fair or moderate agreement. The highest kappa values were calculated for the type of cooking fat (k = 0.68, CI = 0.63–0.72) and sandwich spread (k = 0.55, CI = 0.49–0.53), and the lowest for type of bread (0.13, CI = 0.07–0.20) and sweets (0.22 CI = 0.18–0.27). In conclusion, the FFQ showed overall good agreement compared with the DH. We, therefore, think it, with some improvements, could serve as a simple screening tool for poor dietary patterns. Full article
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The Contribution of Foods and Beverages of Low Nutritional Value to the Diets of Swedish Adolescents, by Food Group, Time and Place. A Nationally Representative Study
by Anna Karin Lindroos, Lotta Moraeus, Jessica Petrelius Sipinen, Eva Warensjö Lemming and Emma Patterson
Nutrients 2021, 13(7), 2450; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nu13072450 - 17 Jul 2021
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Adolescence is a time in life when lifestyle behaviours are acquired. One indicator of poor diet quality is the intake of foods and beverages with a relatively low nutritional value. Using the Australian classification of such foods, termed “discretionary”, we classified the intakes [...] Read more.
Adolescence is a time in life when lifestyle behaviours are acquired. One indicator of poor diet quality is the intake of foods and beverages with a relatively low nutritional value. Using the Australian classification of such foods, termed “discretionary”, we classified the intakes of Swedish adolescents who participated in the Riksmaten Adolescent 2016–17 national dietary survey. From selected schools, 3099 adolescents in age groups 11–12, 14–15 and 17–18 years provided two 24-h recalls. Intakes and healthy dietary scores were calculated. Plasma ferritin, folate and 25(OH)D were available for a third. Almost 40% of total energy came from discretionary foods/beverages. Adolescents with higher intakes were more likely to be female, older, from a low socioeconomic position-household and born in Sweden. Most discretionary foods/beverages were consumed on weekend days and during in-between meals, outside of the home and at school. Percent energy from discretionary intake was associated with healthy dietary scores but not nutritional status. A substantial amount of energy was obtained from discretionary foods/beverages, and we found that consumption is pervasive across sociodemographic factors, time and place. Addressing this pattern will require a comprehensive approach to food environments and behaviours to reach all adolescents in an equitable manner. Full article
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Narrative Review of Low-Intake Dehydration in Older Adults
by Anne Marie Beck, Johanna Seemer, Anne Wilkens Knudsen and Tina Munk
Nutrients 2021, 13(9), 3142; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nu13093142 - 9 Sep 2021
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Low-intake dehydration is a common and often chronic condition in older adults. Adverse health outcomes associated with low-intake dehydration in older adults include poorer cognitive performance, reduced quality of life, worsened course of illness and recovery, and a high number of unplanned hospital [...] Read more.
Low-intake dehydration is a common and often chronic condition in older adults. Adverse health outcomes associated with low-intake dehydration in older adults include poorer cognitive performance, reduced quality of life, worsened course of illness and recovery, and a high number of unplanned hospital admissions and increased mortality. The subjective methods to assess (risk of) dehydration are not reliable, and the evidence about preventive measures are also limited. So is the knowledge about the optimal intake of beverages per day. This narrative review presents the state of the science on the role of low intake hydration in older adults. Despite its simple cause—the inadequate intake of beverages—low-intake dehydration appears to be a very complex problem to address and much more research is needed in the area. Based on the existing evidence, it seems necessary to take setting specific differences and individual problems and needs into account to tackle dehydration in older adults. Further, it is necessary to increase awareness of the prevalence and severity of low-intake dehydration among older adults and in nursing staff in care homes and hospitals as well as among caregivers of older adults living at home. Full article
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