American journal of preventive medicine
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The purpose of this study was to simulate potential changes in dietary intake and food costs by replacing juice with whole fruit among children ages 1-5 years attending U.S. early care and education settings between 2008 and 2020. ⋯ Replacing juice with whole fruit in early care and education would result in increased fiber intake and decreased sugar and calories. A policy to replace juice with whole fruit in early care and education would likely cause an increased daily food cost and given the potential broad benefit of this dietary intervention, there may be reason to expand funding within nutrition assistance programs in early care and education.
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Persistent poverty counties (PPCs) are U.S. counties where ≥20% of residents have lived in poverty for ≥30 years. Cancer mortality rates in PPCs are exceptionally high due, in part, to elevated smoking rates. ⋯ Findings support the feasibility and efficacy of offering small FI for completing OTH coaching calls to increase treatment engagement and smoking cessation in PPCs.
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Physical activity is widely accepted as a therapeutic approach to age-related muscle mass loss. However, it is unclear whether all physical activity domains benefit muscle mass maintenance. This study investigated the association between low muscle mass and domain-specific physical activity, including leisure-time and occupational moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). ⋯ Leisure-time MVPA is inversely associated with low muscle mass, whereas occupational MVPA shows no association, highlighting the importance of dynamic movements of sufficient intensity and recuperation time in maintaining muscle mass.