She is an applied health researcher with an interest in understanding the development and
expression of health behaviours, specifically eating behaviours and substance misuse. Her …

A life course perspective provides a framework for understanding how food choices develop
in changing temporal, social, and historical contexts. This article describes the application of …

While most of us live our lives according to the working week, we did not evolve to be bound
by industrial schedules, nor did the food we eat. Despite this, we eat the products of …

The life course perspective is emerging as a powerful organizing framework for the study of
health, illness, and mortality. The argument of this article is that the more explicit use of the …

Like all scientific innovations, nutrigenomics develops through a constant interplay with
society. Normative assumptions, embedded in the way researchers formulate strands of …

Abstract The “Life Course Perspective” proposes that environmental exposures, including
biological, physical, social, and behavioral factors, as well as life experiences, throughout …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis,
affect individuals in all countries worldwide. Given the very high worldwide prevalence of …

Food consumption plays an important role in health, and understanding the process of food
choice is central to health promotion. A person's life-course transitions and trajectories …

Food insecurity is a problem with multiple manifestations. Multiple contributing causes-social
norms, individual behavior and stages in the human life cycle, food availability and quality …

Food security occurs when all members of a household have reliable access to food in
sufficient quantity and quality to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Given the important …