Salome A Rebello
Biographic Data
| ID | 5484858 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Salome A Rebello |
| GIVEN NAMES | Salome A |
| FAMILY NAME | Rebello |
| SIGNATURE | REBELLO S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6138-7999 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Characterising the extent and nature of digital food and beverage marketing in Singapore
Objective: To characterise the nature of digital food and beverage advertising in Singapore. Setting: Food and beverage advertisements within twenty clicks on the top twelve non-food websites and all posts on the Facebook and Instagram pages of fifteen major food companies in Singapore were sampled from 1 January to 30 June 2018. Design: Advertised foods were classified as being core (healthier), non-core or mixed dishes (e.g. burger) using the W…
Ecological momentary assessment of digital food and beverage marketing exposure and impact in young adults
Unhealthy food marketing is contributing to the obesity epidemic, but real-time insights into the mechanisms of this relationship are under-studied. Digital marketing is growing and following food and beverage (F&B) brands on social media is common, but measurement of exposure and impact of such marketing presents novel challenges. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of collecting data on exposure and impact of digital F&B marketin…
Hard work, long hours, and Singaporean young adults' health—A qualitative study
Background: As young adults in their 20s to 30s transitioning toward new careers and independence, their dietary and physical activity practices often change, increasing their risk of weight gain. This study explored the ways that Singaporean young adults perceived and experienced the interaction between their working hours, work, and health practices. Methods: This research used semi-structured interviews to explore the perspectives and experien…
The Singaporean foodscape - Convenience, choice, entertainment, and sociality for young workers
Singapore is famous for its diverse, affordable, and exciting foodscape. This paper focuses on understanding the multifaceted role that the Singaporean food environment plays in working young adults' lives, and how young adults interact with this environment to make food choices. Using a focused ethnographic approach, including 33 semi-structured interviews and participant-observation, we explore the ways in which busy working young adults intera…
Understanding children’s perspectives of the influences on their dietary behaviours
Objective: This study aimed to examine the intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental and macrosystem influences on dietary behaviours among primary school children in Singapore. Design: A qualitative interpretive approach was used in this study. Focus group discussions guided by the socio-ecological model ( sem ), of which transcripts were analysed deductively using the sem and inductively using thematic analysis to identify themes at each sem …
You know what, I’m in the trend as well’
Objective: To understand young adults’ perceptions of online and real-life social influences on their food and activity choices. Design: A qualitative study involving 7 focus groups. Thematic analysis using both deductive and inductive techniques were performed. Setting: A polytechnic and a university in Singapore. Participants: A total of 46 full-time students, 19–24 years of age. Results: Participants revealed that social media meets multiple n…
Identifying implementation gaps and priorities for the Singapore government to improve food environment policies
Objective: Singapore, an urbanised, developed nation, with a high reliance on food importation and a high prevalence of eating out is facing rising rates of obesity and diabetes. The objective of the current study was to characterise and evaluate the Singapore government’s policies to improve the food environment and to identify and prioritise concrete actions. Design: The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index tool and process were used. An exper…
An evaluation of the healthier dining programme effects on university student and staff choices in Singapore
Making novel staple foods the norm
Relative validity and reproducibility of dietary quality scores from a short diet screener in a multi-ethnic Asian population
Objective Short screeners for assessing dietary quality are lacking in Asia. We recently developed a short thirty-seven-item diet screener (DS). The present study aimed to evaluate reproducibility and relative validity of the DS in assessing a priori dietary quality indices (DQI; i.e. the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010), alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMed) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet) and intakes of s…
Determinants of individuals' participation in integrated chronic disease screening in Singapore
BACKGROUND: A large pool of patients with chronic diseases remains undiagnosed globally and in Singapore. We explored factors associated with participation in a health screening exercise, using revealed preference, that is, actual attendance, to understand why people remain undiagnosed with chronic diseases. METHODS: A cross-sectional, community-based sample of Singapore residents was invited to participate in home interviews, and subsequently to…
An evaluation of the healthier dining programme effects on university student and staff choices in Singapore
The Singaporean foodscape - Convenience, choice, entertainment, and sociality for young workers
Singapore is famous for its diverse, affordable, and exciting foodscape. This paper focuses on understanding the multifaceted role that the Singaporean food environment plays in working young adults' lives, and how young adults interact with this environment to make food choices. Using a focused ethnographic approach, including 33 semi-structured interviews and participant-observation, we explore the ways in which busy working young adults intera…
Determinants of individuals' participation in integrated chronic disease screening in Singapore
BACKGROUND: A large pool of patients with chronic diseases remains undiagnosed globally and in Singapore. We explored factors associated with participation in a health screening exercise, using revealed preference, that is, actual attendance, to understand why people remain undiagnosed with chronic diseases. METHODS: A cross-sectional, community-based sample of Singapore residents was invited to participate in home interviews, and subsequently to…
Relative validity and reproducibility of dietary quality scores from a short diet screener in a multi-ethnic Asian population
Objective Short screeners for assessing dietary quality are lacking in Asia. We recently developed a short thirty-seven-item diet screener (DS). The present study aimed to evaluate reproducibility and relative validity of the DS in assessing a priori dietary quality indices (DQI; i.e. the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010), alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMed) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet) and intakes of s…
Identifying implementation gaps and priorities for the Singapore government to improve food environment policies
Objective: Singapore, an urbanised, developed nation, with a high reliance on food importation and a high prevalence of eating out is facing rising rates of obesity and diabetes. The objective of the current study was to characterise and evaluate the Singapore government’s policies to improve the food environment and to identify and prioritise concrete actions. Design: The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index tool and process were used. An exper…
An evaluation of the healthier dining programme effects on university student and staff choices in Singapore
Making novel staple foods the norm
Understanding children’s perspectives of the influences on their dietary behaviours
Objective: This study aimed to examine the intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental and macrosystem influences on dietary behaviours among primary school children in Singapore. Design: A qualitative interpretive approach was used in this study. Focus group discussions guided by the socio-ecological model ( sem ), of which transcripts were analysed deductively using the sem and inductively using thematic analysis to identify themes at each sem …
You know what, I’m in the trend as well’
Objective: To understand young adults’ perceptions of online and real-life social influences on their food and activity choices. Design: A qualitative study involving 7 focus groups. Thematic analysis using both deductive and inductive techniques were performed. Setting: A polytechnic and a university in Singapore. Participants: A total of 46 full-time students, 19–24 years of age. Results: Participants revealed that social media meets multiple n…
Hard work, long hours, and Singaporean young adults' health—A qualitative study
Background: As young adults in their 20s to 30s transitioning toward new careers and independence, their dietary and physical activity practices often change, increasing their risk of weight gain. This study explored the ways that Singaporean young adults perceived and experienced the interaction between their working hours, work, and health practices. Methods: This research used semi-structured interviews to explore the perspectives and experien…
The Singaporean foodscape - Convenience, choice, entertainment, and sociality for young workers
Singapore is famous for its diverse, affordable, and exciting foodscape. This paper focuses on understanding the multifaceted role that the Singaporean food environment plays in working young adults' lives, and how young adults interact with this environment to make food choices. Using a focused ethnographic approach, including 33 semi-structured interviews and participant-observation, we explore the ways in which busy working young adults intera…
Ecological momentary assessment of digital food and beverage marketing exposure and impact in young adults
Unhealthy food marketing is contributing to the obesity epidemic, but real-time insights into the mechanisms of this relationship are under-studied. Digital marketing is growing and following food and beverage (F&B) brands on social media is common, but measurement of exposure and impact of such marketing presents novel challenges. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of collecting data on exposure and impact of digital F&B marketin…
Characterising the extent and nature of digital food and beverage marketing in Singapore
Objective: To characterise the nature of digital food and beverage advertising in Singapore. Setting: Food and beverage advertisements within twenty clicks on the top twelve non-food websites and all posts on the Facebook and Instagram pages of fifteen major food companies in Singapore were sampled from 1 January to 30 June 2018. Design: Advertised foods were classified as being core (healthier), non-core or mixed dishes (e.g. burger) using the W…
Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (3 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (3 works)