To develop effective mass media health campaigns it is important to explore the behaviour-
change techniques that make campaigns more or less effective. This exploratory study …

The ways how resistance towards health messages manifests itself covers feelings of being
infringed upon by a paternalistic state, skewed perceptions of what risk means, feelings of …

Obesity is now accepted as a serious public health prob-lem throughout most of the world
and is firmly on theagenda of policy makers, health professionals, and thegeneral public …

The prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities has been steadily increasing over the last 50
years. Obesity, once established, is difficult to treat. Therefore, prevention of obesity is a …

Übergewicht und Adipositas auf der einen und Rauchen auf der anderen Seite zählen zu
den Hauptursachen heutiger Zivilisationskrankheiten in westlichen Industrienationen. Zwar …

Recognizing the heavy and growing burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs),
the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (DPAS) was endorsed by the World …

Résumé Objectif Le but de cette étude est de comprendre comment trois pratiques
parentales (renforcement, instruction et modelage) sont associées à l'activité physique et …

Objectives The risk factor project was commissioned by the Department of Health and
Ageing, Population Health Division. The aim is to determine how best to reduce the burden …

Introducción. El conocimiento de la ingesta de alimentos y, por tanto, de energía y nutrientes
en una población es de vital importancia para conocer su estado nutricional y poder …

Study 2, implemented in two phases, aimed to investigate the efficacy of three smartphones
apps (MapMyFitness, Lose it, and Pacer) on improving physical activity in Omani male and …