VILNIAUS MIESTO GYVENTOJŲ SVEIKO GYVENIMO TRUKMĖ Tyrimo tikslas: Įvertinti Vilniaus miesto gyventojų sveiko gyvenimo trukmę 2006 metais. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Sullivano metodu apskaičiuoti Vilniaus miesto gyventojų sveiko gyvenimo trukmę pagal amžių, lytį, remiantis išgyvenamumo (mirtingumo) lentelėmis ir subjektyviu savo sveikatos vertinimu. 2. Išanalizuoti gautus rezultatus pagal amžiaus grupes ir lytį. 3. Palyginti Vilniaus miesto gyventojų sveiko gyvenimo trukmę su Lietuvos gyventojų ir kitų šalių gyventojų sveiko gyvenimo trukme. 4. Palyginti Vilniaus miesto 65 metų ir vyresnių gyventojų sveiko gyvenimo trukmę su 2001 metų 65 metų ir vyresnių Vilniaus rajono gyventojų sveiko gyvenimo trukme. Tyrimo metodika ir apimtis: Vilniaus miesto gyventojų sveiko gyvenimo trukmė apskaičiuota Sullivan‘o metodu, apjungiančio sergamumo ir mirtingumo rodiklius į vieną rodiklį. Sveiko gyvenimo trukmės apskaičiavimui panaudotos 2006 metų Vilniaus miesto gyventojų išgyvenamumo (mirtingumo) lentelės. Duomenys apie subjektyvų sveikatos vertinimą gauti iš Lietuvos Statistikos departamento atlikto tyrimo. Rezultatai ir išvados. Nustatyta, kad 2006 metais Vilniaus miesto vyrų vidutinė gyvenimo trukmė 15-19 metų amžiaus grupėje – 52,46 metai, VSGT – 46,64 metai, VGT-VSGT – 5,82 metai, procentinis VSGT/VGT – 88,91. Atitinkamo amžiaus moterų: VGT – 63,51 metai, VSGT – 52,74 metai, VTGT-VSGT – 10,77 metai, procentinis VSGT/VGT santykis – 83,04. Moterų vidutinė gyvenimo trukmė visose amžiaus grupėse... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY OF VILNIUS CITY POPULATION The aim of the study was to evaluate healthy life expectancy of Vilnius city population in 2006 years. The tasks of the study: 1. To calculate healthy life expectancy by age groups and sex of Vilnius city population according to Sullivan‘s method, using life tables and data of self-perceived health. 2. To analyze the final rezults by gender and age groups. 3. To compare healthy life expectancy of Vilnius city population with healthy life expectancy of Lithuanian population and other countries. 4. To compare healthy life expectancy of people aged 65 and more years of Vilnius city population in 2006 with healthy life expectancy of people aged 65 and more years of Vilnius area in 2001 years. The methods of study: Healthy life expectancy of Vilnius city were calculated by Sullivan method, which combines information on mortality and morbidity into one index. The data about Vilnius city population were availible from the Lithuania Department of Statistics, life tables for 2006 were created and life expectancy estimated. The data on self – perceived health of the Vilnius city population were acquired from the Lithuania Department of Statistics. The results and conclusions: According our data, 46,64 of the 52,46 years that male at age group 15 – 19 years may expect to live, on avarage, will be healthy in 2006 years. For female at the same age group 52,74 of 63,51 years may expect to live on avarage will be healthy. Life expectancy of... [to full text]

Master of Science / Department of Computing and Information Sciences / Mitchell L. Neilsen / Every home has the challenge of matching its grocery to family member’s demands. How well the home maker manages this challenge has a major impact on the food wastage and money spent on buying those. Any typical family with 4 people will spend at least $1500 per month for the groceries and the same family waste around $1000 worth of food in a year. These families don’t know the overall environmental impact of food waste which is piling up in landfills. From the survey done by Environmental Protection Agency, this food waste accounts for 20% of landfill waste.  Healthy Home(HH) Android application helps the user to get the re-order point of the groceries based on the quantity remaining. The user will input the entire grocery list which he/she has purchased and the daily quantity consumed. The application will take this as the input and give the recommendation of what to cook and how many calories that give to your body. It can distinguish and let you know by what time the food should be consumed based on the Best by date or whether it is Perishable/Non-perishable. This application will recommend you the ROP (Reorder Point) and SS (Safety Stock) which any household has to carry based on the DDLT (Demand During the Lead Time). We are using the Supply Chain Industry standard formula to calculate the SS (Safety Stock) and ROP (Reorder Point). ROP = DDLT+ SS *SS = 2 Days’ worth of Food (Defaulting) Instead of going with the Industry standard formula. The user is provided with the database which consists of the standard grocery list with their calories information. The user is also provided with the standard cuisines (recipes) information in place which helps us in building the recommendation systems used to suggest recipes for users.

6 pp. / Healthy Meetings (Publication AZ1379 3/2006) / For many Americans, meetings are a common occurrence which they either attend or facilitate, and often refreshments are served. Given today's health and obesity issues, food and beverages offered in community groups and organizations should follow current USDA guidelines which address those issues. This publication includes suggestions and recipes which reflect those guidelines of reducing fat, sugar, calories, and salt, and increasing fiber in whole grains, fruits and vegetables.

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The failure to maintain a healthy lifestyle (particularly consuming a healthy diet and engaging in regular physical activity) is a significant contributor to overweight and obesity and the resulting detrimental effects on individual and public health. Using Social Cognitive Theory and the Health Action Process Approach to inform the theoretical framework, this research examined whether maintaining a healthy lifestyle is influenced by different factors in overweight or obese and normal weight groups. Participants were 374 University students, categorized as overweight or obese and normal weight based on BMI determined by self-reported height and weight. They were assessed on measures of healthy eating and physical activity (at three-month intervals, to determine the maintenance of those behaviours over time) and variables predicted to influence those behaviours including: action self-efficacy, outcome expectations, intentions, planning, recovery self-efficacy, facilitators (i.e., consideration of future consequences, perceived social support and perceptions of general health) and impediments (i.e., depression, perceived stress and shame). Structural Equation Modeling was used to determine the fit of the predicted model for the total sample and for the overweight and obese and normal weight subgroups. The results demonstrated that a revised model predicting exercise behaviour (but not healthy diet) was able to adequately explain the data for the overall sample and for the normal weight subsample, but not for the overweight and obese subsample. Outcome expectations about exercise, self-efficacy and planning made important contributions to the prediction of exercise behaviour, but not diet. Implications of these findings will be discussed.

The failure to maintain a healthy lifestyle (particularly consuming a healthy diet and engaging in regular physical activity) is a significant contributor to overweight and obesity and the resulting detrimental effects on individual and public health. Using Social Cognitive Theory and the Health Action Process Approach to inform the theoretical framework, this research examined whether maintaining a healthy lifestyle is influenced by different factors in overweight or obese and normal weight groups. Participants were 374 University students, categorized as overweight or obese and normal weight based on BMI determined by self-reported height and weight. They were assessed on measures of healthy eating and physical activity (at three-month intervals, to determine the maintenance of those behaviours over time) and variables predicted to influence those behaviours including: action self-efficacy, outcome expectations, intentions, planning, recovery self-efficacy, facilitators (i.e., consideration of future consequences, perceived social support and perceptions of general health) and impediments (i.e., depression, perceived stress and shame). Structural Equation Modeling was used to determine the fit of the predicted model for the total sample and for the overweight and obese and normal weight subgroups. The results demonstrated that a revised model predicting exercise behaviour (but not healthy diet) was able to adequately explain the data for the overall sample and for the normal weight subsample, but not for the overweight and obese subsample. Outcome expectations about exercise, self-efficacy and planning made important contributions to the prediction of exercise behaviour, but not diet. Implications of these findings will be discussed.

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L’hypertension est la maladie chronique la plus fréquente dans le monde. Aussi, des mesures non médicamenteuses, nommément l’adhérence à une alimentation équilibrée (riche en fruits et légumes et réduite en sel), le maintien d’un poids normal, la pratique d’une activité physique régulière et une consommation d’alcool limitée, sont largement recommandées dans les textes de recommandations des sociétés savantes afin de prévenir l’hypertension et/ou d’améliorer le contrôle tensionnel des individus hypertendus. L’objectif de cette thèse était d’étudier les relations entre ces facteurs et le niveau de pression artérielle d’une part et le risque de survenue d’une hypertension à partir d’analyses transversales et prospectives des données de l’étude NutriNet-Santé, une e-cohorte française. Nos résultats rapportent que le niveau de pression artérielle est significativement associé à l’indice de masse corporel, à la consommation en fruits et légumes et plus largement à l’adhérence à une alimentation globale équilibrée, à la consommation d’alcool et au niveau d’activité physique ; confirment l’association entre le risque d’hypertension et les apports alimentaires de plusieurs facteurs nutritionnels et soulignent qu’une alimentation globalement saine et équilibrée pourrait fortement contribuer à prévenir l’hypertension. Enfin, nos résultats suggèrent que l’adhérence à l’ensemble des mesures non médicamenteuses pourrait diminuer de moitié le nombre de nouveau cas d’hypertension ou tout du moins retarder leur survenue. / Hypertension is the most prevalent chronic disease in the world and lifestyle behaviors, namely adherence to a healthy diet (rich in fruits and vegetables and with reduced consumption of salt), maintain of normal weight, regular physical activity and limitation of alcohol, for its prevention and control are recommended within worldwide guidelines. Our aim was to study the relationship between those recommended lifestyle behaviors and first blood pressure level and second risk of incident hypertension, through cross-sectional and prospective analyses using data from the NutriNet-Santé study, a French web-based cohort. Our results reported significant associations between body mass index, fruits and vegetables and alcohol consumption, and physical activity; confirmed the association of several nutritional factors and incident hypertension and highlighted that adopting a global healthy diet could strongly contribute to the prevention of hypertension. Moreover, adhere to all the recommended lifestyle behaviors could reduce the hypertension risk of half or at least delay the new onsets of hypertension.

2 pp. / Food labels are designed to help consumers to make healthy food choices. Yet Nutrition Facts label is not always easy to understand due to a lot of technical information. The step-by-step approach in this publication is easy to follow, and may help consumers to build skills how to read and use the information on a Nutrition Facts label more easily and effectively for their needs. The 2-pages information sheet is useful, especially when a nutrition educator teaches a lay person those tricky foods labeling terms and recommends healthy alternative in his/her diet.

Hoy en día, existe una tendencia mundial a consumir alimentos saludables, que no tengan insumos artificiales -como preservantes o aditivos- y que sean bajos en azúcar. El Perú no es ajeno a esta tendencia, pues se aprecia que existen cada vez más consumidores que buscan lo más natural posible. En este contexto, los superfoods son una alternativa importante, pues se trata de alimentos naturales que cuentan con altos niveles de nutrientes. El presente proyecto toma en cuenta esta tendencia para proponer una bebida saludable elaborada con superfoods peruanos, bajo la marca Superfoods Drinks. La investigación realizada muestra que en el segmento de personas de 18 a 55 años del NSE A, B y C1 es de 54.9% de los cuales el 11% está interesado en consumir saludable y que su demanda por bebidas saludables y naturales no está siendo satisfecha por la oferta actual, lo que explica el alto grado de aceptación de nuestro producto. Para la puesta en marcha del proyecto se necesita una inversión inicial de S/ 191,693, financiada con S/ 111,693 mediante un préstamo bancario y S/ 80,000 con aporte de inversionistas, que se estima recuperar en el cuarto año de la operación. / Nowadays, there is a global trend towards consuming healthy foods, that don’t contain artificial ingredients -such as preservatives or additives- and don’t have added sugar. Peru is part of this trend, as there is a growing number of consumers that opt for more natural products. In this context, superfoods are an important alternative because they are a natural foodstuff that has a high concentration of nutrients. The present project takes this trend into account and proposes a healthy drink prepared with Peruvian superfoods, under the brand Superfoods Drinks. Research shows that in the segment of people aged 18 to 55 of social economic level A, B, C1 there is 54.9% and about 11% of this people is interested in eating in a healthy way, and whose demand for healthy and natural drinks is not being satisfied by the current offer, which explains the high level of acceptance of our product. To start up the project we need an initial investment of S/ 191,693 that will be funded with bank loans -S/ 111,693- and by investors -S/ 80,000-, and that is expected to be paid back by the fourth year of operations. / Trabajo de investigación