Various chemoprevention trials have assessed dietary intake by means of food frequency questionnaires. However, it is important to assess the degree to which such questionnaires can measure diet. We conducted reproducibility and validity analyses of our Arizona Food Frequency Questionnaire (AFFQ) in our recently completed, randomized, Phase III chemoprevention trial testing the effects of a whe...

BACKGROUND The UK Eatwell Plate is consumer based advice recommending the proportions of five food groups for a balanced diet: starchy foods, fruit and vegetables, dairy foods, nondairy sources of protein and foods and drinks high in fat or sugar. Many foods comprise ingredients from several food groups and consumers need to consider how these fit with the proportions of the Eatwell Plate. This...

Nutrient intakes estimated using a short self-administered semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) were compared with results obtained from five 2 d diet records using household measures in a group of fifty-three elderly people (mean age 70 years) in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1989. Mean intakes for most nutrients were less than 5% different between the two methods. Correlations betwe...

BACKGROUND Population-based dietary assessment is important for informing national nutrition policy. The developing country setting presents challenges for robust implementation of dietary surveys, yet effective nutrition interventions are often urgently required. OBJECTIVE To develop and evaluate a low-cost approach to epidemiologic dietary assessment in Mongolia, involving the use of large ...

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METHODS. Data were collected by using questionnaires identifying a physician’s diagnosis of asthma or food allergy, as well as history of symptoms of allergic rhinitis. Immunoglobulin (Ig)E antibodies to common allergens were measured at 4.5 and 6 years of age. Diet records were kept and food diversity scores assigned based on the number of different foods in the child’s diet and by what age th...

Methods The study comprised a sub-sample of 190 healthy term infants from one centre participating in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study. Mode of delivery was determined from hospital records, and mothers reported infant diet at 3, 6 and 12 months postpartum. Antibiotic exposure was documented from hospital and prescription records. Gut microbiota wa...

Methods Participants consumed a Mediterranean-style, low-glycemic-load diet (control arm, n = 44), or the same diet plus a medical food (UltraMeal PLUS 360, Metagenics Inc.) containing phytosterols, soy protein, and extracts from hops and acacia (intervention arm, n = 45). Fasting blood samples were analyzed at baseline, week 8, and week 12 for plasma lipids, apolipoproteins, and homocysteine. ...