Combined Nutrition and Exercise Interventions in Community Groups

• Other Authors: Vasconcelos, Carlos (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; bone mineral density; milk intake; physical activity; adolescence; food insecurity; hunger and health; nutrition; health intervention; formative research; abdominal obesity; cardiorespiratory fitness; hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype; lifestyle intervention; diet quality index; community-based; participatory research; anthropometrics; fruit and vegetable intake; Cooperative Extension; geriatric rehabilitation; aging; nutrition education; aquatic resistance training; COVID-19; dietary habits; exercise pattern; adolescents; cohort study; feasibility; colorectal cancer screening; hospital setting; France; health program; lifestyle; weight management; prevention; service evaluation; health service; physical fitness; diet quality; factor analysis; structural equation modeling; measurement equivalence/invariance; metabolic syndrome; cardiometabolic health; healthy eating; weight loss; moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; sleep; lifestyle medicine; preschool children; motor skills; Guam; behaviour change techniques; weight gain prevention; reproductive age; meta-analysis; meta-regression; systematic review; web-based intervention; health behaviour; behaviour change; primary prevention; nutritionists; counseling; randomized controlled trial; aerobic capacity; mhealth; diet; tailored intervention; behavior change theory; Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model; women; young adults; college students; brief intervention; metabolic diseases; gut microbiota; physical exercise; community-based intervention; Latino fathers; father's parenting practices; lifestyle behaviors; diabetes intervention; health belief model; culturally sensitive; diabetes prevention; health promotion; health behaviors; low and middle income and countries; community intervention
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Diet and physical activity are two key modifiable lifestyle factors that influence health across the lifespan (prevention and management of chronic diseases and reduction of the risk of premature death through several biological mechanisms). Community-based interventions contribute to public health, as they have the potential to reach high population-level impact, through the focus on groups that share a common culture or identity in their natural living environment. While the health benefits of a balanced diet and regular physical activity are commonly studied separately, interventions that combine these two lifestyle factors have the potential to induce greater benefits in community groups rather than strategies focusing only on one or the other. Thus, this Special Issue entitled "Combined Nutrition and Exercise Interventions in Community Groups" is comprised of manuscripts that highlight this combined approach (balanced diet and regular physical activity) in community settings. The contributors to this Special Issue are well-recognized professionals in complementary fields such as education, public health, nutrition, and exercise. This Special Issue highlights the latest research regarding combined nutrition and exercise interventions among different community groups and includes research articles developed through five continents (Africa, Asia, America, Europe and Oceania), as well as reviews and systematic reviews.