Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Promoting dietary change

S Crawford1

  • 1Institute of Health Promotion Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

The Canadian Journal of Cardiology
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Traditional nutrition counseling often fails due to generalized assumptions. Enhancing dietary change interventions requires active problem-solving and building self-efficacy for lasting heart-healthy eating habits.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The Descending Aorta: Open or Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Patients with Hereditary Aortopathy.

Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery·2025
Same author

Risk of major congenital heart disease in pregestational maternal diabetes is modified by hemoglobin A1c.

Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology·2023
Same author

Key predictors and burden of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in comparison with meticillin-susceptible S. aureus infection in an Australian hospital setting.

The Journal of hospital infection·2022
Same author

Canadian Surgery Forum: Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Canadian Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Society, Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology, Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, London, Ont. Sept. 15-18, 2011.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie·2022
Same author

Canadian Surgery Forum.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie·2022
Same author

The association between vascular complications during pregnancy in women with Type 1 diabetes and congenital malformations.

Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association·2018
Same journal

Neighborhood-Level Material Resources and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.

The Canadian journal of cardiology·2026
Same journal

Storm Clouds Coming: Red-Flag Warning for Hypertension Prevalence and Control in the Post-COVID-19 Era.

The Canadian journal of cardiology·2026
Same journal

Universal coverage, unequal care: Why Canada needs a national cardiovascular access ledger.

The Canadian journal of cardiology·2026
Same journal

Prolonged Loop Recorder Retention: Safety, Diagnostic Yield, and the Case for Community-Based Explantation.

The Canadian journal of cardiology·2026
Same journal

Multimodality Fusion Imaging of Subclinical Systemic Right Ventricular Remodeling in Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries.

The Canadian journal of cardiology·2026
Same journal

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

The Canadian journal of cardiology·2026
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Nutrition Science
  • Health Psychology
  • Behavioral Medicine

Background:

  • Traditional nutrition counseling exhibits a high failure rate.
  • Existing methods often rely on unsubstantiated assumptions about patient health values, knowledge, literacy, and practical application of dietary advice.
  • The environmental context and feasibility of dietary changes are frequently overlooked by both patients and counselors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate traditional nutrition counseling methods.
  • To identify enhancements for nutrition counseling to improve patient outcomes.
  • To empower patients in developing sustainable, heart-healthy dietary habits.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current nutrition counseling strategies.
  • Analysis of factors contributing to the failure of dietary change interventions.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Exploration of active problem-solving approaches.
  • Focus on directed development of self-efficacy in dietary skills.

    • Main Results:

    • Generalized assumptions in counseling limit effectiveness.
    • Insufficient consideration of environmental and feasibility factors hinders dietary change.
    • A shift towards active problem-solving and self-efficacy building is indicated.

    Conclusions:

    • Nutrition counseling requires significant reconsideration of traditional approaches.
    • Enhancing counseling with active problem-solving and self-efficacy development can lead to lasting heart-healthy dietary changes.
    • Tailoring interventions to individual patient needs and environmental contexts is crucial for success.