微生态引领现代健康生活方式

微生态制剂具有通过协调肠道菌群的平衡来增强人体健康的功效,已经逐步得到人们的接受和认可,随着对益生茵研究的不断深入,它的功效和应用也在进一步探索之中。科学实验证明,微生态制剂尤其是与益生元产品复配添加后在改善肠道功能、加强免疫系统、促进营养吸收等方面有着积极的作用,对于改善现代生活习惯、培养营养健康生活方式有着积极的作用。     

Speciality food orientation of food related lifestyle (FRL) segments in Great Britain

This paper provides an understanding of the degree to which six food related lifestyle (FRL) segments on the British market are speciality oriented with regard to their food beliefs and behaviours.

A reduced form of the FRL questionnaire was used in this research, enabling the allocation of consumers to the six FRL segments identified by [Buckley, M., Cowan, C., McCarthy, M., & O’Sullivan, C. (2005). The convenience consumer and food-related lifestyles in Great Britain. Journal of Food Product Marketing: Quality Products: Production, Demand and Public Policy, 11(3)]. Additional speciality statements were created to assess the speciality orientation of the segments.

Two segments, namely the adventurous and rational, together accounting for 41% of the British population, are identified as being more speciality orientated than the remaining four segments. The careless and snacking FRL segments are also interested in speciality foods but to a lesser extent than the previous two. Consumers in the two remaining segments, the conservative and uninvolved, are not identified as speciality orientated.     

Internet Technology and Social Capital:How the Internet Affects Seniors’ Social Capital and Wellbeing

Although it is increasingly obvious that the Internet is changing human life; the details of this change are not yet clear. A major debate in current literature involves the capacity of the Internet to enhance social capital and wellbeing in old age. In this regard, the present study attempts to investigate the relationships between Internet use and older people’s social capital and wellbeing. An online survey was conducted at the University of Sydney. 222 seniors responded to the survey. The measures used included a wide range of instruments related to the Internet use, social capital and wellbeing. Respondents used the Internet for various purposes, including seeking information, entertainment, commerce, communication, and finding new people. The main findings of the study were that the relationships between Internet use, social capital and wellbeing is a complex construct and the Internet has different effects on social capital and wellbeing resulting from different use of this technology. The study results revealed that the Internet is a 2‐edged sword with the ability to both harm and help. According to the findings of this study, using the Internet can be helpful for older adults if they are aware how they use it.     

生活方式变化对我国成人肥胖的影响研究——基于CHNS数据的实证分析

以CHNS数据库为基础,实证分析了从1989—2009年20年间生活方式变化对我国成人肥胖蔓延的影响。结果表明,劳动强度的降低对于被观察者患BMI超重、BMI肥胖,腹胖和中心胖的概率均有显著正向影响;偏好于在家吃晚餐对于被观察者患BMI超重、BMI肥胖,腹胖和中心胖的概率有显著负向影响;喜欢喝啤酒对于被观察者患BMI超重、BMI肥胖,腹胖和中心胖的概率均有显著正向影响。     

Behaving Clean without Having to Think Green? Local Eco-Technological and Dialogue-Based,Low-Carbon Projects in Sweden

Two kinds of local low-carbon initiatives are the focus in this paper: those initiated under the umbrella of a central government program, and those initiated from below by individuals and municipalities in Sweden. The project studied in the first category was focused on eco-technological innovations undertaken by a municipal housing company. The case in the second category was a dialogue-based program with selected citizens willing to test a climate-friendly lifestyle. The latter approach faced strong barriers when going from words to deeds, lacking the large-scale favors of massive eco-technological investments. Highlighting one particular project in each category, we illustrate the potentials and barriers of each approach. It is concluded that policymakers have to find ways to combine the two, otherwise there is a risk that low-carbon committed individuals will become disillusioned or that eco-technological gains will be spoiled by “rebound consumption.”     

Healing built-environment effects on health outcomes: environment–occupant–health framework

ABSTRACT

An investigation examined the structured scientific evidence on healthcare facilities (the healing built environment – HBE) and its impact on patients’ health outcomes under a holistic conceptual evaluative framework. The integrative review considered 127 papers (of which 59 were review papers). It found there was no adequate framework that could integrate existing research findings holistically. Such a holistic framework needs to demonstrate the cumulative and interactive effects of various HBE characteristics on patients’ health outcomes and wellbeing. An environment–occupant–health (E-O-H) framework is proposed, taking a holistic perspective to identify and evaluate different HBE characteristics. The E-O-H framework should support future research by (1) identifying the HBE characteristics that affect health outcomes; (2) defining appropriate future research designs; and (3) understanding the need for holistic analysis of the integrated effects of diverse HBE characteristics on health outcomes.