Health Consciousness Research Articles

Design and Implementation of a Functional Foods Program in an Innovative Teaching Model

With the rise of health consciousness and the rapid development of the functional food market, functional food courses have become a key discipline in higher education to cultivate professionals and promote the development of students' theoretical and practical abilities. This paper discusses the design and implementation strategies of a functional food course under an innovative teaching model, emphasizing the importance of incorporating modern educational concepts and techniques, such as case-based pedagogy, project-based learning, interactive discussion, and collaborative learning, the integration of skills and theories, as well as the use of modern educational technologies and assessment and feedback mechanisms. Through these strategies, the course aims to increase students' learning interest, promote the deep integration of knowledge and skills, and, thus, effectively improve the teaching quality and learning effectiveness of the functional food course.

Level of Instructional Domains on The Self- Efficacy of Gymanstics Teachers

Gymnastics is a sports activity that involves basic to challenging movements, physical exercises, and evaluation. It comprises of many forms of movements such as endurance, strength, flexibility, agility, and coordination, conducted on the floor or with the use of apparatus . As a physical training method, gymnastics improves functional body movement and teaches balance and spatial awareness, such as movement displacement, floated, balance, and weight transfer. Additionally, gymnastics offers the opportunity to create movements against gravity, enhancing fitness and skills. Moreover, gymnastics strengthens the body, maintains good physical condition, and develops good sports habits as well as improves learners' cognitive skills, shapes the body, promotes mental health, self-development, and lifelong sports consciousness. Gymnastics promotes various health and fitness benefits, well-being, and sporting prowess, making it an essential component of physical education.

The Effect of Health Consciousness, Environmental Attitudes and Environmental Knowledge on Green Purchase Intention (Case Study on Corkcicle)

Introduction: Demand for sustainable goods and corporate methods has surged due to growing awareness of environmental and health concerns on a worldwide scale. Consumers are increasingly showing their interest in participating in lifestyles that support health and environmental sustainability. Research on green purchase intentionxis important for further research and analysis. This research aims to test and analyzexthe effect of health consciousness, environmental attitudes, and environmental knowledgexon green purchase intention, using Corkcicle as a case study. Method: This research categorized as quantitative study and will examine the scope ofxthexeffectxof health consciousness, environmentalxattitude, andxenvironmental knowledgexon green purchasingxintention for Corkcicle tumbler products. The population that was the focus of the research was the people of Bandar Lampung and sampling was carried out on 50 respondents using the purposive sampling method. This research employs multiple methods forxdataxanalysis. Result: The results of this research indicate that the three independent variables—environmentalxknowledge, environmental attitudes, and health consciousness—have a positivexeffect onxthe desire to makexgreen purchases. Conclusion: The more likely someone is to intend to buy green goods, the better their level of environmental knowledge, attitudes toward environmental issues, and health awareness.

Launching and Positioning of Amul Camel Milk

Amul is known globally for its cooperative model and it enjoys a healthy market share in the organized milk market of the country. Post-independence Amul plays a vital role in providing food security to marginalized milk-producing farmers and serving urban customers. Amul is also known for continuous improvement and product development. Amul launched camel milk in the Indian market in selected cities of Gujarat in January 2019 and emerged as the first to launch camel milk. Camel milk has many health-related benefits, particularly for diabetics, Autism, Food allergies, and other autoimmune diseases. Amul is also expecting to demand camel milk due to the increased health consciousness of the urban consumers’ segment. Amul camel milk got an excellent response initially. As per the MD of Amul, Mr. R. S. Shodhi, the major challenge is milk procurement. Being socially committed, Amul is closely working with camel breeders and also having social upliftment behind starting the camel milk. In the initial stage, they have the struggle to establish the entire supply chain of camel milk. And the primary issue is shelf life and awareness of camel milk.

Realization path and connotation of the Healthy China strategy: macroscopic perspective of dietary structure and the entry of individual health consciousness

BackgroundDietary rationality and health concept have certain influence on individual health level. This study aims to explore the characteristics and existing problems of Chinese residents’ health behaviors from both macro and micro perspectives, and explore the feasibility and realization path of Healthy China strategy.MethodsWe utilized regression models to evaluate the correlation between diet and the risk of disease causes of death. By use of the linear regression analysis model, we distinguished the impact of each dimension on health literacy index at the individual level. Then, we explored the influential factors of the diet health index using the binary logit regression model.ResultsIncreased consumption of animal-derived foods in China has contributed to the burden of non-communicable diseases. The individuals’ health awareness is still weak, and the health literacy index is greatly affected by the diet, while the individual gender and age are positively correlated with the diet health index, and the individual body mass index (BMI) level is negatively correlated with the diet health index.ConclusionsThis study provided a comprehensive understanding of existing problems of Chinese residents’ health behaviors. We have proposed a path model for the implementation of the Healthy China strategy from the perspectives of “diet health, physical health, conceptual health and environmental health,” which is also a great contribution to the world.

Effect of Plant-Based Mung Bean Products on Digestibility and Gut Microbiome Profiling Using In Vitro Fecal Fermentation.

The concept of plant-based protein consumption has been increasing recently because of the growing health consciousness among people. Mung bean is one of the most consumed legumes with a dense nutrient profile. Hence, current research is aimed to study the effect of mung bean protein-based products including mung bean snack (MBS) and textured vegetable protein (TVP) for treatment groups against the control groups, commercial ingredients group consisting of mung bean powder (MBP) and pea powder (PP) and commercial products group include commercial pea texture (cPT) and commercial textured vegetable protein (cTVP) for their proximate composition, digestibility, gut microbial profile and fatty acid metabolite profiling. The MBS and TVP samples had significantly higher digestibility of 74.43% and 73.24% than the commercial products. The protein content of TVP was 0.8 times higher than its commercial control. Gut microbiome profiling showed that all the samples shared around 162 similar genera. Post-fermentation analysis provided promising results by reflecting the growth of beneficial bacteria (Parabacteroides, Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus) and the suppression of pathogens (Escherichia-Shigella, Dorea and Klebsiella). The dual relationship between gut microbiota and nutrient interaction proved the production of abundant short- and branched-chain fatty acids. The MBS sample was able to produce SCFAs (41.27 mM)significantly and BCFAs (2.02 mM) than the TVP sample (27.58 mM and 2.14 mM, respectively). Hence, our research outcomes proved that the mung bean protein-based products might infer numerous health benefits to the host due to enriched probiotics in the gut and the production of their corresponding metabolites.

Probiotic icecream as a functional food - a review

PurposeGlobally, consumer’s inclination towards functional foods had noticed due to their greater health consciousness coupled with enhanced health-care cost. The fact that probiotics could promote a healthier gut microbiome led projection of probiotic foods as functional foods and had emerged as an important dietary strategy for improved human health. It had established that ice cream was a better carrier for probiotics than fermented milked due to greater stability of probiotics in ice cream matrix. Global demand for ice cream boomed and probiotic ice cream could have been one of the most demanded functional foods. The purpose of this paper was to review the technological aspects and factors affecting probiotic viability and to standardize methodology to produce functional probiotic ice cream.Design/methodology/approachAttempt was made to search the literature (review and researched papers) to identify diverse factors affecting the probiotic viability and major technological challenge faced during formulation of probiotic ice cream. Keywords used for data searched included dairy-based functional foods, ice cream variants, probiotic ice cream, factors affecting probiotic viability and health benefits of probiotic ice cream.FindingsRetention of probiotic viability at a level of >106 cfu/ml is a prerequisite for functional probiotic ice creams. Functional probiotic ice cream could have been produced with the modification of basic mix and modulating technological parameters during processing and freezing. Functionality can be further enhanced with the inclusion of certain nutraceutical components such as prebiotics, antioxidant, phenolic compounds and dietary fibres. Based upon reviewed literature, suggested method for the manufacture of functional probiotic ice cream involved freezing of a probiotic ice cream mix obtained by blending 10% probiotic fermented milk with 90% non-fermented plain ice cream mix for higher probiotic viability. Probiotic ice cream with functional features, comparable with traditional ice cream in terms of technological and sensory properties could be produced and can crop up as a novel functional food.Originality/valueProbiotic ice cream with functional features may attract food manufacturers to cater health-conscious consumers.

A közösségi média hatása a magyar nők egészségtudatosságára

Online media marketing is getting greater influence on the daily life, on the consumer and purchasing habits and on our health consciousness. The main goal of the research is to explore what the Hungarian women associate with health-consciousness on different social platforms, how their consumer activity look like and what kind of special groups can be formed. First of all, the posts appearing on the topic of health-consciousness on different platforms were analysed through a netnographic research. Then, with the involvement of 409 women, the influencing factors were measured to the participants on these pages in terms of health consciousness via questionnaire survey. As a result, special consumer groups appearing in the social platform were quantified and recommendations were formulated for companies who base their marketing strategy on online arenas.

Design and Implementation of Homemade Food Delivery Mobile Application Using Flutter-Flow

The E-commerce industry has gained popularity in recent years. One of the revolutions in the e-commerce industry is online food delivery which integrates restaurants for the delivery of food. However, post- COVID people have gained health consciousness, which led them to change their food preferences to choose homemade food over restaurant- made food. This enabled the necessity of homemade food delivery. In this context, this paper presents the design of a mobile application that integrates cloud kitchens for the delivery of homemade food. This app has been designed using Flutter-Flow and Firebase to integrate cloud kitchens with functionalities like adding food items to the cart, checkout page, payment gateway, and live order tracking that facilitates a seamless food delivery experience for the consumers.

Sartre and the Phenomenology of Pain: A Closer Look

Conventionally distinguished as a problem for medical professionals, experiences of embodied pain have prompted a significant set of themes and perspectives in the Continental tradition of philosophy. The discipline of phenomenology, in particular, offers thought-provoking approaches for understanding the fullness and diversity of living one’s pain in everyday life. In contrast to scientific practices that tend to take for granted the subjective structures of human consciousness in action, the phenomenological framework of lived experience offers profoundly subtle accounts for explaining how a person’s pain alters their ways of relating to themselves, to others, and to the wider world around them. In recent years, scholars of phenomenology have undertaken extensive research on the complex relationality between health and human consciousness, including the behavioral grids and existential textures that come with that relationship. Greatly influenced by twentieth century phenomenology, this new development in the scholarship has undergone three distinct waves. The first wave focused on the work of Martin Heidegger and Hans-Georg Gadamer to develop a hermeneutic of healthcare practice; the second wave incorporated Maurice Merleau-Ponty to understand illness from an increasingly carnal point of view; and the third and most recent wave has relied primarily on Edmund Husserl to construct the intentionality involved with the consciousness of pain.

Leave the Milk for the Calf and Spread the Word: Exploring Factors Determining US Consumers’ Willingness to Try Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Their Word-of-Mouth Sharing about Plant-Based Milk Alternatives

Plant-based milk alternatives are important beverages in US consumer markets. Sustainability, consumer awareness, lifestyle changes, and other value-based reasons are why these beverages are increasing in popularity. The present study is focused on plant-based milk alternatives. It builds on an online consumer survey that explores the factors explaining US consumers’ willingness to try plant-based milk alternatives and their word-of-mouth sharing about these beverages. Animal welfare concerns, environmental concerns, health consciousness, and dairy preferences are the factors under investigation. Results show that animal welfare, dairy preference, environmental concerns, and plant-based milk enthusiasm are significant predictors for willingness to try plant-based milk alternatives. Dairy preferences, environmental concerns, and plant-based milk enthusiasm predict the word-of-mouth factors. Overall, plant-based milk enthusiasm is the strongest driver for both consumer behaviours. Best practice recommendations address marketers in the US food and beverage industry and provide suggestions on how to target different consumer groups based on nutritional preferences and needs and on value-based product characteristics.

Understanding the behavioural drivers of mindful consumption: a study on the use of sustainable menstrual products

PurposeThe adverse environmental impacts of menstrual products are a significant concern because of their widespread use and non-biodegradability. With various global and regional initiatives on sustainability, there is now greater public awareness about environmental protection. This heightened awareness has resulted in the exploration of alternative methods to reduce waste, such as the development and use of sustainable menstrual products. This study aims to examine the factors that influence Indian women’s purchasing intention in relation to sustainable menstrual products. The study uses the Stimulus–Organism–Behavior–Consequence (SOBC) theory as the appropriate grounded theory to explain these determinants.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional data were collected from 720 women who have been using sustainable menstrual products. For analysing the model, the study performed structural equation modelling using AMOS.FindingsThe study’s results indicated that health consciousness, sustainability knowledge and environmental responsibility are positively associated with self-identity and mindfulness. Additionally, the study found that organism states have a positive impact on the purchase intention of sustainable menstrual products. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship observed between purchase intention and mindful consumption. The study also discovered significant positive relationships between satisfaction and key associations.Originality/valueThis study may be considered pioneering, as it establishes a connection between the usage of sustainable menstrual products and concepts such as mindfulness and mindful consumption.

Sugar-Free Herbal Beverage Preferences: Customer Clustering Insights

Amidst the increased demand for public health products caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, Indonesia's herbal business has recognized opportunity for expansion, particularly in the area of sugar-free instant herbal beverages. The purpose of this study is to define customer profiles and identify the factors impacting customers' willingness to pay for such products using a dual technique of cluster analysis and Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The study identifies three unique client groups: teen students (Cluster 1), early adult workers (Cluster 2), and late adult workers (Cluster 3). Income, health consciousness, product quality, and price are factors that have a favorable and significant impact on willingness to pay across all clusters. Notably, in Cluster 3, willingness to pay is more influenced by product quality, health consciousness, and price. These findings are useful for the Indonesian herbal business, as they will guide targeted marketing tactics and product development efforts to efficiently serve to varied consumer demographics.

ORGANIC FOOD IN THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY: FACTORS IMPACTING CONSUMER INTENTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC

The rising global concerns about health and the environment have led to a substantial increase in demand for organic farm products compared to conventional ones. However, there is limited research on consumers' behavioural intentions regarding organic product consumption during pandemics such as Covid-19, especially in regions like Sarawak, Malaysia. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence consumers' intentions to purchase organic products amidst the pandemic. The study expands on the attitude component of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), incorporating environmental concern, health consciousness, trust, product quality, and affordability. A questionnaire was used to collect data from consumers of organic farm products in Sarawak, Malaysia, and the collected data was analysed using partial least squares - structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique. The findings indicate a significant positive impact of both environmental concern and affordability on purchase intention. However, health consciousness exhibited a negative influence, while product quality and trust did not significantly impact consumers' intention to purchase organic products during the pandemic. This study aims to raise consumers' awareness about the demand for organic products during the pandemic and assist the government and industry players in predicting future demand and developing strategies to strengthen the organic food industry.

Health consciousness, self-esteem, and successful aging among South Korean baby boomers engaging in leisure sports

Health consciousness, self-esteem, and successful aging among South Korean baby boomers engaging in leisure sports

Towards a Holistic Understanding: Health Consciousness and Perceived Benefit in Consumer Choices of Hydroponic Products

Hydroponic products have emerged as a popular choice, particularly among urban populations opting for healthy food alternatives. This study aims to investigate the impact of health consciousness and perceived benefits on the purchase intention of hydroponic products. Additionally, it explores the mediating role of perceived benefits, concerning the Value-Based Consumer Decision Model. The study encompasses responses from 208 participants residing in Indonesia, obtained through snowball sampling techniques. The study utilizes structural equation modelling (SEM) methodology using SmartPLS 4 software. The findings elucidate the significant roles that health consciousness β 0.294 and perceived benefits β 0.393 play in shaping the purchase intention toward hydroponic products. Health consciousness as a crucial factor for perceived benefit β 0.483. This research delves deeper by developing a model to fill existing research gaps. It explores the mediating role of perceived benefit in influencing the relationship between health consciousness on purchase intention β 0.190, the model reveals that perceived benefit successfully mediates the influence of health consciousness on purchase intention. This research is novel in its application of the value-based consumer decision model to the consumer behavior associated with hydroponic products. It offers important implications for business practitioners in the hydroponic product sector, providing invaluable insights into the shifting market dynamics driven by an increasingly health-conscious and benefit-oriented consumer base.

How Do Consumer Awareness, Health Consciousness, and Environmental Concern Drive the Willingness to Buy Hydroponic Vegetables?

Hydroponics has emerged as an innovative system in modern plant cultivation. This study explores the intricate relationship between consumer awareness, health consciousness, and environmental concerns relating to the willingness to buy hydroponic vegetables. Initially, 218 completed surveys were collected; however, after a meticulous review of initial responses especially those related to the consumption or purchase of hydroponic products a refined pool of 208 valid respondents was identified. The study employed a Structural Equation Model (SEM) utilizing SmartPLS 4 software for analysis. The findings reveal that all hypotheses posited were accepted. It was identified that consumer awareness, environmental concern, and health consciousness significantly and positively impact the willingness to buy hydroponic vegetable products. Additionally, the results demonstrate that consumer awareness significantly influences both environmental concern and health consciousness. This research has implications for business practitioners selling hydroponic vegetable products by aiding in understanding and identifying their consumers' needs, particularly those related to health and environmental issues.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards Psoriasis Among Patients and Their Family Members.

KAP studies serve to enhance health consciousness and furnish foundational data for appraising, strategizing, and enacting disease management and prejudice eradication initiatives. There remains a dearth of published studies elucidating the dimensions of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among psoriasis patients in China. To investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards psoriasis among patients and their family members in Northern China. This web-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among psoriasis patients and their family members through a self-administered questionnaire. Among patients (n=260), their mean KAP scores were 9.76±5.69 (range: 0-19), 35.64±11.48 (range: 14-70), and 56.73±10.98 (range: 16-80), respectively. Among family members (n=237), their mean KAP scores were 11.93±5.34 (range: 0-19), 35.80±4.34 (range: 8-40), and 37.04±4.38 (range: 8-40), respectively. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis for patients indicated significant and negative path relations between knowledge and attitudes (β=-2.271, P<0.001), and between knowledge and practice (β=-0.398, P<0.001). Extended SEM analysis, which divides knowledge into K1, K2, and K3 parts, showed negative path relations between K3 and attitude (β=-1.300, P=0.002), between attitude and practice (β=-0.634, P<0.001). Moreover, SEM for family members showed positive path relations between knowledge and attitude (β=1.536, P<0.001), between attitude and practice (β=0.682, P<0.001). Patients in Northern China demonstrated insufficient knowledge, negative attitude, and proactive practice, while their family members had insufficient knowledge, positive attitude, and proactive practice toward psoriasis. It is recommended to implement educational interventions addressing knowledge gaps among patients and families.

Nowoczesna deinstytucjonalizacja zdrowia – przegląd nowych trendów społecznych w zdrowiu publicznym w ujęciu terytorialnym

Being one of the policy goals of the European Union, the deinstitutionalization of social services, originally understood as deconcentration, is changing its character nowadays. Health as a concept in the field of axiology is gaining importance not only among researchers, but also – through the development of widespread awareness and, as a result, practical knowledge of society – for the general population. Rising health consciousness, aided by developing technologies and innovations is causing social changes in behavioral patterns, resulting in spatial and community functioning changes. The decline of health institutions, as a quintessential feature of these changes, should be seen (with an awareness of their potential risks) as an opportunity for developing more independent and shock-resistant communities.

Understanding the factors influencing the continuous usage intention of healthcare apps: analysing the moderating impact of psychological distance and health consciousness

ABSTRACT The present research explores the factors influencing consumers’ continuous usage intention (CUI) of healthcare apps with the help of IS continuance theory and commitment trust theory. This study also explores how psychological distance and health consciousness moderate the relationship between consumer satisfaction with healthcare apps and their CUI. Using a survey approach, 386 responses were received. An analysis was performed using a sequential approach with SEM and fsQCA. The findings showed that perceived usefulness, perceived confirmation, trust, satisfaction, affective commitment and calculative commitment directly or indirectly affect the CUI for healthcare apps. A combination of trust, satisfaction, perceived confirmation and calculative commitment achieved outcome sufficiency and resulted in high CUI levels for healthcare apps. Health consciousness positively moderated the association between satisfaction and CUI, whereas psychological distance negatively moderated it. The research findings shed light on marketers/policymakers for wider adoption and continued usage of healthcare apps.