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Towards a Healthy Life: Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 March 2023) | Viewed by 3082

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Cristina Bouzas

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Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress (NUCOX), University of the Balearic Islands & CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), and Foundation of Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Campus UIB, Guillem Colom Bldg., 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Interests: human nutrition; obesity; clinical trials; adults; children
Prof. Dr. Josep A. Tur

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Research Group on Community Nutrition & Oxidative Stress, Research Institute of Health Sciences (IUNICS), CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN CB12/03/30038) & Health Institute of the Balearic Islands (IDISBA), University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Interests: human nutrition; obesity; clinical trials; adults; children
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Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, we are organizing a Special Issue about Dietary Quality, Lifestyle and Overweight. The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes manuscripts in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health.

Overweight and obesity decrease quality of life, and they also increase the risk of developing chronic diseases. Unfortunately, weight excess is currently a worldwide epidemic. Several strategies have been proposed to treat weight excess; however, to date, the first strategy for weight management consists in following healthy lifestyles, which mainly but not exclusively consist of a healthy diet and physical activity. These healthy lifestyles are not only a valid strategy to manage overweight or obesity but may also help to handle chronic conditions associated to overweight or obesity. Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Josep A. Tur
Dr. Cristina Bouzas
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • obesity
  • overweight
  • health
  • chronic health conditions
  • nutrition
  • diet
  • diet quality
  • nutrient
  • lifestyle
  • physical activity
  • sedentary

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Pakistani Women: Promoting Agents of Healthy Eating Habits in Catalonia—Protocol of a Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Randomized Control Trial (RCT) Based on the Transtheoretical Model
by Saba Mohamed-Bibi, Jesús Contreras-Hernández and Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(16), 10386; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610386 - 20 Aug 2022
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(1) Introduction: Dietary and lifestyle changes along with the cultural and linguistic barriers convert the immigrant women of Pakistani origin into a risk population for developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The objective of this project is to evaluate the efficacy [...] Read more.
(1) Introduction: Dietary and lifestyle changes along with the cultural and linguistic barriers convert the immigrant women of Pakistani origin into a risk population for developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The objective of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of a culturally and linguistically appropriate food education program based on the Transtheoretical model that will allow the participants to become ambassadors of healthy eating habits for their community. (2) Methods: In this community-based RCT, any Pakistani adult woman with residence in Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet will be able to participate. We will use a mixed model approach. From the quantitative perspective, the participants will answer a survey accompanied by a multilingual nutritionist that will help us to determine the sociodemographic, clinical, anthropometric, dietary data, and quality of life. From the qualitative perspective, we will conduct 6 focus groups (3 in each municipality) to determine the cultural and religious beliefs with the aim of tailoring the intervention to the target population. Hereafter, the participants from one municipality will randomly become the control group and from the other, the intervention group. The intervention group will participate in 10 weekly food education sessions based on the Transtheoretical model while the control group will receive 3 general educational sessions on food and health. During the evaluation procedure, we will assess the impact of the intervention considering the outcomes of the study. (3) Discussion: This study will establish intercultural bridges between health professionals and the Pakistani community living in Catalonia. The project will open the door for future interventions, and it will be sustainable in time as the participating women will become health promotion agents for the rest of their community. Full article
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