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Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 18 Jul 2025

Policy insights for national school meals programmes: Annual Research Statements to the members of the School Meals Coalition - 2022, 2023, and 2024

in Public Health and Nutrition

Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition
Donald A.P. Bundy
Linda Schultz
Kate Morris
Jasmine Catmull
Georgia Crowley
Sarah Vickers
Patricia Eustachio Colombo
Muna Osman
Gilbert Miki

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1416165

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Correction

Accepted on 17 Jul 2025

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in Public Health and Nutrition

Mariana Fagundes Grilo
Beatriz Silva Nunes
Ana Clara Duran
Camila Zancheta Ricardo
Larissa Baraldi
Euridice Martinez Steele
Camila Aparecida Borges

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1665972

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Jul 2025

Soft Drink Consumption Among Saudi Women: Patterns and Influencing Factors

in Public Health and Nutrition

Fatmah Almoayad
Abeer Salman Alzaben
Eman Mortada
Rasha Alshaalan
NADA BENAJIBA
Nahla Bawazeer
Shahd Alabdulkader

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1584809

105 views

Systematic Review

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Effects of exercise on body fat percentage and cardiorespiratory fitness in sedentary adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

in Public Health and Nutrition

Tian Huang
Huan Feng
Zhengwei Xie
Yubo Wang
Qingchuan Wang
Zhihua Wang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1624562

254 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Rural, urban and suburban differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in individuals aged ≥50 years in Northwest China

in Public Health and Nutrition

Yang Jiao
Chunhong Zhang
Jie Ming
Shaoyong Xu
Yangwei Wang
Xiaoli Yao
Aihua Jia
Hui Li
Jing Sui
Jianjun Qin

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1589196

252 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Factors associated with vegetable and fruit intake among adolescents with overweight and obesity in Selangor from 2020 to 2021

in Public Health and Nutrition

Shaliza A. Shahridzal
May Y. Lau
Ruzita Abd. Talib
Nur Zakiah Mohd Saat

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1539506

306 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Consumption patterns and attitudinal insights on artificial sweeteners in Saudi Arabia

in Public Health and Nutrition

Buthaina M. Aljehany
Eman A. Abduljawad
Fadhah Alatwi
Nada Benajiba

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1643309

289 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Jul 2025

Analysis of sleep duration, energy intakes, physical activity, and metabolic syndrome based on the presence or absence of obesity and hypertension in working Korean adults

in Public Health and Nutrition

Eun-Sook Sung
Youngjun Lee
Sanghoo Kim
Jonghoon Park

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1588706

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Jul 2025

Association between diet and quality of life among healthcare professionals in King Saud University Medical City

in Public Health and Nutrition

Reem S Albassam
Waad Alfawaz
Noura Almuharib
Shuruq Alghafis

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1595412

150 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2025

Association of weight-adjusted waist index and body mass index with chronic low back pain in American adults: a retrospective cohort study and predictive model development based on machine learning algorithms (NHANES 2009–2010)

in Public Health and Nutrition

Weiye Zhang
Yan Li
Pengwei Shao
Yuxuan Du
Ke Zhao
Jiawen Zhan
Lee A. Tan

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1617732

353 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Jul 2025

School Nutrition Programs in Dubai: A Landscape Analysis

in Public Health and Nutrition

Reem AlGurg
Nour Abu Mahfouz
Farah Otaki
Agnes Paulus
Amar Hassan Khamis
Mohamad Alameddine

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1584497

117 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Gender and healthy eating attitude strongly predict sustainable food literacy among Turkish young adults, while Mediterranean diet adherence shows only weak correlation

in Public Health and Nutrition

Gizem Helvacı
Fatma Tayhan
Ümüş Özbey Yücel

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1606495

671 views

Study Protocol

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Evaluation planning for the timed and targeted care for families program in Eastern Visayas, Philippines

in Public Health and Nutrition

Yunhee Kang
Sherlyn Mae Provido
Heunghee Kim
Hee Sun Kim
Heyeon Ji
Jihwan Jeon

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1594388

526 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Early-life famine exposure increases the risk of subsequent physical disability: evidence from a national population-based survey

in Public Health and Nutrition

Shiwei Cao
Yao Wu
Tengfei Niu
Xiyu Chen
Jie Xiang
Hao Li
Ziyi Chen
Qianying Shi
Yu Du

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1587680

292 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Global burden of childhood developmental intellectual disability caused by iodine deficiency from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2040

in Public Health and Nutrition

Zihao Liu
Youhui Lin
Li Liang
Xuanyi Li
Zhiyin Wang
Wei Cheng

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1598949

225 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Global, regional, and national burdens of chronic kidney disease attributable to high body mass index from 1990 to 2021, with future forecasts up to 2050: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021

in Public Health and Nutrition

Jun Ying
Xiaolei Lan
Hanjing Zhou
Hongxia Li
Weixin Sheng
Jian Huang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1612300

296 views

Policy insights for national school meals programmes: Annual Research Statements to the members of the School Meals Coalition - 2022, 2023, and 2024

Frontiers' correction template for authors

Soft Drink Consumption Among Saudi Women: Patterns and Influencing Factors

Effects of exercise on body fat percentage and cardiorespiratory fitness in sedentary adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Rural, urban and suburban differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in individuals aged ≥50 years in Northwest China

Factors associated with vegetable and fruit intake among adolescents with overweight and obesity in Selangor from 2020 to 2021

Consumption patterns and attitudinal insights on artificial sweeteners in Saudi Arabia

Analysis of sleep duration, energy intakes, physical activity, and metabolic syndrome based on the presence or absence of obesity and hypertension in working Korean adults

Association between diet and quality of life among healthcare professionals in King Saud University Medical City

Association of weight-adjusted waist index and body mass index with chronic low back pain in American adults: a retrospective cohort study and predictive model development based on machine learning algorithms (NHANES 2009–2010)

School Nutrition Programs in Dubai: A Landscape Analysis

Gender and healthy eating attitude strongly predict sustainable food literacy among Turkish young adults, while Mediterranean diet adherence shows only weak correlation

Evaluation planning for the timed and targeted care for families program in Eastern Visayas, Philippines

Early-life famine exposure increases the risk of subsequent physical disability: evidence from a national population-based survey

Global burden of childhood developmental intellectual disability caused by iodine deficiency from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2040

Global, regional, and national burdens of chronic kidney disease attributable to high body mass index from 1990 to 2021, with future forecasts up to 2050: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021

Rural, urban and suburban differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in individuals aged ≥50 years in Northwest China