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Nutritional epidemiology examines dietary or nutritional factors in relation to the occurrence of disease in various populations. It is a fact that substantial progress has been made in recent years in nutritional epidemiology. Compared to the practice during the 1990s, and with the improvements in data analytics, several new approaches are gaining ground. Results from a variety of large-scale studies in the field of nutrition epidemiology have substantially contributed toward the evidence used in guiding dietary recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, some types of cancer, and other morbidities. In this Special Issue, we would like to bring readers closer to the state-of-the-art in the field by gathering papers covering different aspects of nutrition epidemiology from population-based observational studies. Topics of the submitted articles may, but not necessarily, include eating habits of various populations, especially of those not well-studied, such as in Africa, Oceania, South Americas, immigrants, minorities, as well as a variety of associations between nutrients/foods/food patterns and chronic diseases, like cardiovascular, diabetes, obesity, cancer, etc., and gene–nutrient and epigenome–nutrient interactions related to human health at all ages.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- healthy diet indexes --- food intake --- apulia --- mind index --- dash index --- med-diet score --- dietary patterns --- eating restrictions --- food involvement --- adults --- obesity --- nutrition assessment --- diet survey --- dietary pattern analysis --- nutrient inadequacy --- overweight and obesity --- nutritional epidemiology --- nutrition transition --- pastoral nomadism --- Mongolia --- central Asia --- breakfast consumption --- breakfast composition --- children --- dietary intake --- dietary quality --- diet patterns --- cardiometabolic outcomes --- adiposity --- short-chain fatty acids --- BMI --- waist-to-height ratio --- fiber --- gut metagenome --- diet --- plant sterols --- stanols --- omega-3 fatty acids --- familial hypercholesterolemia --- nutritional status --- population survey --- oral frailty --- health behavior --- eating competence --- health outcomes --- validation --- questionnaire --- food consumption --- salty snack products --- students --- consumption --- salt intake --- health policies --- nutrition policies --- Europe --- primary care --- breakfast intake --- lifestyle behaviors --- sociodemographic factors --- healthy diet indexes --- food intake --- apulia --- mind index --- dash index --- med-diet score --- dietary patterns --- eating restrictions --- food involvement --- adults --- obesity --- nutrition assessment --- diet survey --- dietary pattern analysis --- nutrient inadequacy --- overweight and obesity --- nutritional epidemiology --- nutrition transition --- pastoral nomadism --- Mongolia --- central Asia --- breakfast consumption --- breakfast composition --- children --- dietary intake --- dietary quality --- diet patterns --- cardiometabolic outcomes --- adiposity --- short-chain fatty acids --- BMI --- waist-to-height ratio --- fiber --- gut metagenome --- diet --- plant sterols --- stanols --- omega-3 fatty acids --- familial hypercholesterolemia --- nutritional status --- population survey --- oral frailty --- health behavior --- eating competence --- health outcomes --- validation --- questionnaire --- food consumption --- salty snack products --- students --- consumption --- salt intake --- health policies --- nutrition policies --- Europe --- primary care --- breakfast intake --- lifestyle behaviors --- sociodemographic factors

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This book is generally focused on food choice and which factors are associated with the decisions that define people’s eating behaviour. These factor are highly variable and include influences from the surrounding environment as well as the individual characteristics of each person. The book includes a number of chapters that address these issues from different points of view. Some explore the psychology of food choices or the cultural aspects and tradition, as well as the influence of surrounding contexts. Others focus on the role of lifestyle on eating practices and health motivations, but also the food marketing and the sensory aspects of food, as a way to incentive consumption. Finally, sustainability concerns and environmental impacts can also shape and help change people’s food choices.Within the chapters gathered on this book you will find key topics that apply to everyday food choices or that can help target food consumption goals towards better health, more sustainable food chains and happier life styles.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- eating determinants --- healthy diet --- emotions --- feeding behavior --- socio-cultural environment --- instrument validation --- edible flowers --- food security --- gourmet kitchen --- knowledge --- questionnaire survey --- supercritical CO2-drying --- beetroot snacks --- preference mapping --- mean drop analysis --- perceptions --- healthy eating --- emotional motivations --- individual differences --- perceived risk --- functional risk --- psychological risk --- social risk --- physical risk --- negative past experiences --- structural equation modeling --- consumer behavior --- buying intention --- consumer acceptance --- marketing innovation --- price --- beverages --- milk permeate --- wheat bran --- fruit/berry by-products --- antimicrobial properties --- antioxidant properties --- overall acceptability --- emotions induced for consumers --- literature survey --- Scopus --- brands --- consumer preferences --- milk --- cheese --- butter --- yogurt --- authenticity scale --- genuine --- cheese specialty --- country-of-origin labels --- product identification --- stated willingness to consume --- food choices --- health --- motivation --- BMI --- food behavior --- education --- food choice --- food consumption --- university --- workplace --- determinants --- barriers --- n/a --- Research. --- Biology. --- Food --- Social aspects.

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Nutritional epidemiology examines dietary or nutritional factors in relation to the occurrence of disease in various populations. It is a fact that substantial progress has been made in recent years in nutritional epidemiology. Compared to the practice during the 1990s, and with the improvements in data analytics, several new approaches are gaining ground. Results from a variety of large-scale studies in the field of nutrition epidemiology have substantially contributed toward the evidence used in guiding dietary recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, some types of cancer, and other morbidities. In this Special Issue, we would like to bring readers closer to the state-of-the-art in the field by gathering papers covering different aspects of nutrition epidemiology from population-based observational studies. Topics of the submitted articles may, but not necessarily, include eating habits of various populations, especially of those not well-studied, such as in Africa, Oceania, South Americas, immigrants, minorities, as well as a variety of associations between nutrients/foods/food patterns and chronic diseases, like cardiovascular, diabetes, obesity, cancer, etc., and gene–nutrient and epigenome–nutrient interactions related to human health at all ages.

healthy diet indexes --- food intake --- apulia --- mind index --- dash index --- med-diet score --- dietary patterns --- eating restrictions --- food involvement --- adults --- obesity --- nutrition assessment --- diet survey --- dietary pattern analysis --- nutrient inadequacy --- overweight and obesity --- nutritional epidemiology --- nutrition transition --- pastoral nomadism --- Mongolia --- central Asia --- breakfast consumption --- breakfast composition --- children --- dietary intake --- dietary quality --- diet patterns --- cardiometabolic outcomes --- adiposity --- short-chain fatty acids --- BMI --- waist-to-height ratio --- fiber --- gut metagenome --- diet --- plant sterols --- stanols --- omega-3 fatty acids --- familial hypercholesterolemia --- nutritional status --- population survey --- oral frailty --- health behavior --- eating competence --- health outcomes --- validation --- questionnaire --- food consumption --- salty snack products --- students --- consumption --- salt intake --- health policies --- nutrition policies --- Europe --- primary care --- breakfast intake --- lifestyle behaviors --- sociodemographic factors

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Childhood obesity continues to be a global problem, with several regions showing increasing rates and others having one in every three children overweight despite an apparent halt or downward trend. Children are exposed to nutritional, social, and obesogenic environmental risks from different settings, and this affects their lifelong health. There is a consensus that high-quality multifaceted smart and cost-effective interventions enable children to grow with a healthy set of habits that have lifelong benefits to their wellbeing. The literature has shown that dietary approaches play key roles in improving children’s health, not only on a nutritional level but also in diet quality and patterns. An association between the nutritional strategy and other lifestyle components promotes a more comprehensive approach and should be envisioned in intervention studies. This Special Issue entitled “Child Obesity and Nutrition Promotion Intervention” combines original research manuscripts or reviews of the scientific literature concerning classic or innovative approaches to tackle this public health issue. It presents several nutritional interventions alongside lifestyle health factors, and outcome indicators of effectiveness and sustainability from traditional to ground-breaking methods to exploit both qualitative and quantitative approaches in tackling child obesity.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- serious game --- gamification --- eating behavior --- food neophobia --- willingness to taste --- nutritional status --- obesity --- dietary habits --- allergy --- pulmonary function --- allergic rhinitis --- asthma --- dietary habit --- vegetable consumption --- food intake --- preschool children --- Japan --- nutrition --- stress --- mental health --- family --- health behavior --- childhood obesity --- health intervention --- healthy lifestyle intervention --- school-based intervention --- MVPA --- overweight and obesity --- self-efficacy --- adolescent girls --- parent–child dyads --- food availability --- advertising --- healthy diet --- promotion programs --- community-based program --- school meals --- salt intake --- sodium consumption --- schools --- canteen --- adolescents --- implementation --- purchase behaviour --- overweight --- machine learning --- deep learning --- statistical models --- data science --- BMI --- child --- surveillance --- health --- noncommunicable diseases --- children --- fruit --- vegetables --- soft drinks --- energy balance-related behaviors --- self-regulation skills --- preschoolers --- randomized controlled trial --- intervention effects --- parental educational level --- intervention mapping --- multicomponent intervention --- school children --- food and nutrition --- intervention --- healthy eating --- food acceptance --- tactile play --- cooking --- fish --- health promotion --- childhood overweight --- risk --- community --- screening --- tool --- food environment --- home --- school --- food consumption patterns --- dietary intakes --- macronutrients --- micronutrients --- Eastern Mediterranean Region --- review --- parental role modelling --- family environment --- availability and accessibility --- cluster randomised controlled trial --- minority --- parents --- prevention --- diet --- nutrition promotion --- Black/African American --- Hispanic --- qualitative --- serious game --- gamification --- eating behavior --- food neophobia --- willingness to taste --- nutritional status --- obesity --- dietary habits --- allergy --- pulmonary function --- allergic rhinitis --- asthma --- dietary habit --- vegetable consumption --- food intake --- preschool children --- Japan --- nutrition --- stress --- mental health --- family --- health behavior --- childhood obesity --- health intervention --- healthy lifestyle intervention --- school-based intervention --- MVPA --- overweight and obesity --- self-efficacy --- adolescent girls --- parent–child dyads --- food availability --- advertising --- healthy diet --- promotion programs --- community-based program --- school meals --- salt intake --- sodium consumption --- schools --- canteen --- adolescents --- implementation --- purchase behaviour --- overweight --- machine learning --- deep learning --- statistical models --- data science --- BMI --- child --- surveillance --- health --- noncommunicable diseases --- children --- fruit --- vegetables --- soft drinks --- energy balance-related behaviors --- self-regulation skills --- preschoolers --- randomized controlled trial --- intervention effects --- parental educational level --- intervention mapping --- multicomponent intervention --- school children --- food and nutrition --- intervention --- healthy eating --- food acceptance --- tactile play --- cooking --- fish --- health promotion --- childhood overweight --- risk --- community --- screening --- tool --- food environment --- home --- school --- food consumption patterns --- dietary intakes --- macronutrients --- micronutrients --- Eastern Mediterranean Region --- review --- parental role modelling --- family environment --- availability and accessibility --- cluster randomised controlled trial --- minority --- parents --- prevention --- diet --- nutrition promotion --- Black/African American --- Hispanic --- qualitative

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Although methods to assess or self-monitor intake may be considered similar, the intended function of each is quite distinct. For the assessment of dietary intake, methods aim to measure food and nutrient intake and/or to derive dietary patterns for determining diet-disease relationships, population surveillance or the effectiveness of interventions. In comparison, dietary self-monitoring primarily aims to create awareness of and reinforce individual eating behaviours, in addition to tracking foods consumed. Advancements in the capabilities of technologies, such as smartphones and wearable devices, have enhanced the collection, analysis and interpretation of dietary intake data in both contexts. This Special Issue invites submissions on the use of novel technology-based approaches for the assessment of food and/or nutrient intake and for self-monitoring eating behaviours. Submissions may document any part of the development and evaluation of the technology-based approaches. Examples may include: web adaption of existing dietary assessment or self-monitoring tools (e.g., food frequency questionnaires, screeners) image-based or image-assisted methods mobile/smartphone applications for capturing intake for assessment or self-monitoring wearable cameras to record dietary intake or eating behaviours body sensors to measure eating behaviours and/or dietary intake use of technology-based methods to complement aspects of traditional dietary assessment or self-monitoring, such as portion size estimation.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- children --- dietary assessment --- nutrients --- carbohydrate counting --- protein and fat counting --- calorie counting --- automatic bolus calculator --- voice description of meals --- insulin dosage --- glycemic control --- diabetes mellitus --- nutrition --- food measurement --- nutrient database --- energy intake --- validity --- reliability --- food frequency questionnaire --- web --- under-reporting --- over-reporting --- mobile applications --- adults --- nutritional science --- qualitative research --- mobile food record --- 24-h recall --- developmental disabilities --- spina bifida --- down syndrome --- technology --- pediatrics --- image-assisted method --- infant --- food record --- doubly labeled water --- nutritional application --- smartphone --- DGA --- dietary behaviors --- household food purchase behavior --- obesity --- overweight weight control --- mobile technologies --- Web-based technologies --- usability --- human factors --- Automated Self-Administered Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24) --- 24-h dietary recall --- low socioeconomic status --- diet --- assessment --- food log --- recall --- diet apps --- recipe calculations --- nutrient retention --- dietary intake assessment --- technological innovations --- Type 2 diabetes mellitus --- diabetes management --- dietary application --- physical activity --- blood glucose --- mHealth --- sugar intakes --- dietary record --- East Asians --- chewing detection --- AIM --- neural networks --- food intake detection --- video annotation --- sensor validation --- diet assessment --- relative validity --- young adults --- apps --- mobile app --- fruits --- vegetables --- self-monitoring --- healthy diet --- shared plate eating --- lower middle income countries --- food energy estimation --- generative models --- generative adversarial networks --- image-to-energy mapping --- regressions --- eating activity detection --- hand-to-mouth movement --- wrist-mounted motion tracking sensor --- accelerometer --- gyroscope --- text messages --- type 2 diabetes --- diabetes self-care activities --- cardiovascular disease risk awareness --- food availability --- food choices --- children --- dietary assessment --- nutrients --- carbohydrate counting --- protein and fat counting --- calorie counting --- automatic bolus calculator --- voice description of meals --- insulin dosage --- glycemic control --- diabetes mellitus --- nutrition --- food measurement --- nutrient database --- energy intake --- validity --- reliability --- food frequency questionnaire --- web --- under-reporting --- over-reporting --- mobile applications --- adults --- nutritional science --- qualitative research --- mobile food record --- 24-h recall --- developmental disabilities --- spina bifida --- down syndrome --- technology --- pediatrics --- image-assisted method --- infant --- food record --- doubly labeled water --- nutritional application --- smartphone --- DGA --- dietary behaviors --- household food purchase behavior --- obesity --- overweight weight control --- mobile technologies --- Web-based technologies --- usability --- human factors --- Automated Self-Administered Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24) --- 24-h dietary recall --- low socioeconomic status --- diet --- assessment --- food log --- recall --- diet apps --- recipe calculations --- nutrient retention --- dietary intake assessment --- technological innovations --- Type 2 diabetes mellitus --- diabetes management --- dietary application --- physical activity --- blood glucose --- mHealth --- sugar intakes --- dietary record --- East Asians --- chewing detection --- AIM --- neural networks --- food intake detection --- video annotation --- sensor validation --- diet assessment --- relative validity --- young adults --- apps --- mobile app --- fruits --- vegetables --- self-monitoring --- healthy diet --- shared plate eating --- lower middle income countries --- food energy estimation --- generative models --- generative adversarial networks --- image-to-energy mapping --- regressions --- eating activity detection --- hand-to-mouth movement --- wrist-mounted motion tracking sensor --- accelerometer --- gyroscope --- text messages --- type 2 diabetes --- diabetes self-care activities --- cardiovascular disease risk awareness --- food availability --- food choices