Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Nutrition (3)
- Biology (1)
- Civic and Community Engagement (1)
- Environmental Policy (1)
- Exercise Physiology (1)
-
- Inequality and Stratification (1)
- Kinesiology (1)
- Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (1)
- Physiology (1)
- Place and Environment (1)
- Politics and Social Change (1)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (1)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (1)
- Sociology (1)
- Urban Studies (1)
- Urban Studies and Planning (1)
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Farm To School: Strategies For Urban Health, Combatting Sprawl, And Establishing Community Food Systems, Mark Vallianatos, Robert Gottlieb, Margaret Haase
Farm To School: Strategies For Urban Health, Combatting Sprawl, And Establishing Community Food Systems, Mark Vallianatos, Robert Gottlieb, Margaret Haase
Mark Vallianatos
Farm-to-school is a new, innovative strategy with multiple planning-related objectives. The article evaluates the significance of farm-to-school in relation to improving the health and nutrition of school-age children, particularly low-income youth; strengthening the capacity of local farmers, particularly those engaged in sustainable practices; adding to the toolkit of strategies designed to contain and ultimately reduce sprawl-inducing developments by helping preserve farmland; and helping establish a community food systems approach no longer entirely dependent on the global food system that has come to dominate food growing, processing, distribution, and consumption patterns around the world.
The Goods: Myths And Facts About Probiotics, Andrea Arikawa
The Goods: Myths And Facts About Probiotics, Andrea Arikawa
Andrea Y Arikawa
Probiotics are “live microorganisms that when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit to the host,” according to the World Health Organization. Andrea Arikawa, registered dietitian nutritionist and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of North Florida, debunks myths and offers a recipe for you to try.
What’S A Probiotic & Why Do We Need Them?, Andrea Arikawa
What’S A Probiotic & Why Do We Need Them?, Andrea Arikawa
Andrea Y Arikawa
No abstract provided.
Community Based Nutritition Education: A Model For Raising Awareness Of Childhood Obesity, Selina Ahmed
Community Based Nutritition Education: A Model For Raising Awareness Of Childhood Obesity, Selina Ahmed
Selina M Ahmed PhD
Background: Since 2003, Texas Southern University has coordinated conferences to educate Houston’s Third Ward community about strategies to combat childhood obesity. Presenters included faculty and students as speakers and activity coordinators. Participants indicated that these conferences are helpful in increasing awareness of health problems and the availability of community health resources. Purpose: To address the high rate of childhood obesity in Houston’s Third Ward and its costs in terms of health and long-term productivity on that community, faculty at Texas Southern University (TSU) coordinated annual conferences to educate community members about strategies to combat childhood obesity. Methods: Seven conferences intended …
Effect Of Environmental Factors On Whole Plant Assimilate Partitioning And Associated Gene Expression, Donald Geiger, K. Koch, Wen-Jang Shieh
Effect Of Environmental Factors On Whole Plant Assimilate Partitioning And Associated Gene Expression, Donald Geiger, K. Koch, Wen-Jang Shieh
Donald R. Geiger
Partitioning of assimilated carbon among sink organs is a critical factor that controls the rate and pattern of plant growth. Time-course measurements of plant and organ growth rates are useful for determining how regulation of carbon partitioning controls plantgrowth. Measuring growth rates over a 24 h period reveals the current pattern of carbon partitioning that can be used to predict growth ratesof specific sinks. Comparison of growth rates among sinks under defined conditions can point out key factors that regulate partitioning ofrecently assimilated carbon among sinks. Internal control of carbonpartitioning by developmental programmes regulates the timing andsite of carbon distribution …