Behavioral counseling interventions have been found to improve healthful behaviors, including beneficial effects on fruit and vegetable consumption, total daily caloric intake, salt intake, and physical activity levels. (sciencedaily.com)
While family dysfunction may interfere with healthful behavior for both males and females due to the families» limited ability to organize and plan routines related to these behaviors, the stronger association between family function and weight among females may be due to stronger reactivity and response to stress among females. (ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com)
Alcohol: The Alabama Course of Study: Health Education (2003) sets the minimum content standard for teaching about the harmful effects of substance abuse and promoting positive healthful behavior in grades K - 12. (nasbe.org)