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Promoting active transportation through technology: a scoping review of mobile apps for walking and cycling | BMC Public Health

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How much physical activity do adults need? 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/index.htm. UK Department of Health. Be active, be healthy: a plan for getting the nation moving. 2009. World Health Organization. Physical activity. 2024. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity. Accessed 9 Sep 2024. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Health Organization. Step up! Tackling the…

Mediated effects of LIFE4YOUth—a mobile health intervention for multiple lifestyle behavior change among high school students in Sweden: findings from a randomized controlled trial | BMC Public Health

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GBD 2017 Diet Collaborators. Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2017. Lancet. 2019;393(10184):1958–72. Article Google Scholar GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis…

Pritzker talks banning cell phones in Illinois classrooms

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CHAMPAIGN (25News Now) – Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed legislation in the General Assembly that would force all Illinois schools to keep students from using cell phones during classroom instruction. Pritzker argued that phones in the classroom increase distraction, worsen student mental health, and give students opportunities to cheat. He spoke Thursday at Champaign’s Centennial High…

Wall Street holds steadier, for now at least, after its sell-off

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Want to comment on this story? Become a subscriber today. Click here. New York – The U.S. stock market is holding steadier on Wednesday, for now at least, following the sharp tumble that wiped out the last of the “Trump bump” it received following the presidential election in November. The S&P 500 was basically unchanged…

The open health-promoting activities programme: redefining health promotion and family dynamics by engaging parents in socioeconomically deprived Swedish communities | BMC Public Health

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Bull FC, Al-Ansari SS, Biddle S, Borodulin K, Buman MP, Cardon G, et al. World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Br J Sports Med. 2020;54(24):1451–62. Article PubMed Google Scholar Chaput J-P, Willumsen J, Bull F, Chou R, Ekelund U, Firth J, et al. 2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and…

Awareness of human microbiome may promote healthier lifestyle and more positive environmental attitudes

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Network analysis We performed the network analysis including centrality indices measures for the entire dataset (Supplementary Figs. 1–2, see Supplementary Information) and per country (Supplementary Fig. 3 and 1). Non-parametric bootstrapped CIs remained consistent with the original samples both for the overall network and per country (Supplementary Fig. 3 and 6). The case-dropping subset bootstrapping showed stable centrality…

Food choice motivations and perceptions of healthy eating: a cross-sectional study among consumers in the UAE | BMC Public Health

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This study explored perceptions of healthy eating and food choice motivations among a sample of adults in the UAE. It also segmented participants based on their food choice motivations to allow for tailored interventions and communication strategies to promote healthier dietary habits. The present study highlighted the prevalence of the internet and social media as primary…

Exploring motivation, goals, facilitators, and barriers to adopt health behaviors at retirement age: a focus group study | BMC Public Health

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Facilitators and barriers Participants identified various facilitators and barriers for a healthy lifestyle in general, most of them observed for both diet and physical activity, but some were specific to each. Usually, facilitators and barriers overlapped. For example, participants identified having more time as an expected facilitator, and lack of time as a barrier (additional…

Evaluating the differences in healthy lifestyle behaviors between Chinese urban and rural residency after the termination of social distancing: analysis based on propensity score matching | BMC Public Health

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Habitual sleep duration, healthy eating, and digestive system cancer mortality | BMC Medicine

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Arnold M, Abnet CC, Neale RE, Vignat J, Giovannucci EL, McGlynn KA, et al. Global Burden of 5 Major Types of Gastrointestinal Cancer. Gastroenterology. 2020;159:335-349.e15. Article PubMed Google Scholar Long L, Zhao L, Petrick JL, Liao LM, Huang T, Hakim A, et al. Daytime napping, nighttime sleeping duration, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver…