Summary When it comes to changing human dietary behaviour, it is increasingly recognised that knowledge is not enough. Nevertheless, the majority of nutritional interventions designed to improve dietary quality are educational in nature and are predicated on the assumption that eating behaviour is primarily the product of a conscious and rational decision‐making processes. The study of human food choice challenges the adequacy of this assumption and questions the sufficiency of knowledge‐based interventions. The determinants of food choice are complex and are shaped by biological, developmental, social, cultural and economic forces. This article presents a selection of food choice research relevant to the development of healthy eating practices and illustrates how interventions based on psychological and social influences could lead to improved outcomes.

Previous findings by Köprülü (2014) indicated that at least 75% of communication taking place in the classroom was non-verbal behavior; besides, nonverbal messages were supposed to reflect what an individual was actually thinking and feeling more accurately. Based on this specific function, the present study explores the relation between students' nonverbal classroom behaviour and academic interest and achievement. Two hundred eighty-eight students from Vietnam National University and other universities participated in this study. Questionnaire survey and observation were the primary methods used. The results showed a low positive correlation between students’ frequency of nonverbal behavior in the classroom and their learning interests. However, students’ learning interest explained 18% of the variation of their gestures relating to a sitting posture, in which two variables named positive emotion and assignment completion contributed significantly to the regression model. This finding suggested that the lecturers could rely on students’ behaviors, such as sitting with their back straight, looking at the lecturer, and nodding, to determine students’ academic interests during class.

ObjectiveTo assess trends in documentation of medical nutrition practices over the course of a four‐year international partnership between hospital, academia and government, launched to address malnutrition at the main tertiary care hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam.MethodsThis study used a cross‐sectional time‐series design. Data were collected in 7 wards of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi by systematically extracting information from medical records of all patients in the ward on 1 day each month. Descriptive analyses were conducted and data was analyzed with run charts to identify trends and shifts, using rules that are based on probability theory.ResultsSince the start of the project, 5 of 7 wards showed significant positive shifts in recording weights of patients at admission, and 4 of 7 showed positive shifts for recording height, indicating positive changes in nutrition screening behaviors. Figure 1 illustrates a positive shift in the Respiratory Ward in percentage of patients with weight taken and documented at admission. Additional significant shifts were found in the ICU and Surgery wards for use of nutrition screening tools and nutrition consults. imageConclusionData is critical to understand behavior change in a hospital intervention and allows practitioners to advocate for more support from the leadershipFunded by the Abbott Fund.