Objective: To discuss healthy diet from a psychological perspective by considering
definitions of healthy diet in terms of consumer understanding; the health effects of specific …

Social support from parents serves as one of the primary influences of youth physical activity—
related behaviors. A systematic review was conducted on the relationship of parental social …

Background: Many smartphone applications (apps) for weight loss are available, but little is
known about their effectiveness. Objective: To evaluate the effect of introducing primary care …

Importance Couples are highly concordant for unhealthy behaviors, and a change in one
partner's health behavior is often associated with a change in the other partner's behavior …

Background Many beliefs about obesity persist in the absence of supporting scientific
evidence (presumptions); some persist despite contradicting evidence (myths). The …

This paper reviews available cross-disciplinary evidence on how culture affects food
security. We discuss the impact of culture on all four dimensions (availability, access and …

Weight loss is difficult to achieve and maintaining the weight loss is an even greater
challenge. The identification of factors associated with weight loss maintenance can …

A sedentary lifestyle is a contributing factor to chronic diseases, and it is often correlated with
obesity. To promote an increase in physical activity, we created a social computer game …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of mindfulness‐based
interventions on psychological and physical health outcomes in adults who are overweight …

As researchers continue to analyze the role of parenting both in the development of
childhood overweight and in obesity prevention, studies of child nutrition and growth are …