Wie erzeugt man ein optimales Lebensmittelprodukt, das hochwertig für die Ernährung, dabei nachhaltig und dazu noch vom Preis her erschwinglich ist? Diese Frage steht im Mittelpunkt der Forschungsarbeit von Dr. Peter de Jong, Forscher an der Van Hall Larenstein Universität in den Niederlanden.

Het ideale voedingspatroon is lokaal, plantaardig en gezond, maar de praktijk staat daar nog ver vanaf. Lizette Oudhuis, vrijdag geïnstalleerd als lector Healthy Food and Nutrition, onderzoekt hoe het beter kan.

It is suggested that older patients waiting for an elective surgical procedure have a poor nutritional status and low physical activity level. It is unknown if this hypothesis is true and if these conditions improve after a medical procedure. We aimed to determine the trajectory of both conditions before …

Background: Roughly 200 million women become pregnant every year - most of them living in developing countries in Asia and Africa - many of these women suffer from ongoing nutritional deficiencies, contributing to the estimate of half a million maternal deaths a year. Educational programs teaching on …

To assess the reporting quality of interventions aiming at promoting physical activity (PA) using a wearable activity tracker (WAT) in patients with infammatory arthritis (IA) or hip/knee osteoarthritis (OA). A systematic search was performed in eight databases including PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library) …

The risk for development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can be predicted by somatic or mental symptoms and dietary alterations aimed at improvement of those symptoms could potentially delay development of NCDs. The goal of this study was to identify whether self-initiated dietary changes could reduce …

Study design Cross-sectional study. Objectives The aims of this study were (1) to validate the two recently developed SCI-specific REE equations; (2) to develop new prediction equations to predict REE in a general population with SCI. Setting University, the Netherlands. Methods Forty-eight community-dwelling …

Objectives To identify factors associated with kinesiophobia (fear of movement) after cardiac hospitalisation and to assess the impact of kinesiophobia on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) initiation. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Academic Medical Centre, Department of Cardiology. Participants We …

More and more municipalities are, fortunately, working on play-friendly public spaces. However, many policy visions and investments are still based on assumptions made by municipal officials or suppliers of play equipment.

Borstvoeding heeft belangrijke langetermijneffecten op de gezondheid van zowel kinderen als moeders. De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie adviseert daarom dat kinderen de eerste zes levensmaanden uitsluitend borstvoeding krijgen en dat borstvoeding daarna, naast aanvullende voeding, wordt voortgezet tot kinderen …