A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is a common method used to assess individual long-term dietary intake of foods and nutrients. The questionnaires elicit subjectively reported “usual frequency” consuming an item from list preference (FFPQ) needed facilitate studies assessing the patterns ischemic stroke patients. Objectives: This study aimed develop validate premorbid habits patients.Methods...

BACKGROUND Recent results in birds, marsupials, rodents and nonhuman primates suggest that phylogeny and ecological factors such as body size, diet and postural habit of a species influence limb usage and the direction and strength of limb laterality. To examine to which extent these findings can be generalised to small-bodied rooting quadrupedal mammals, we studied trees shrews (Tupaia belange...

BACKGROUND Television food advertising (TVFA) is the most dominant medium in the obesogenic environment promoting unhealthy food choices in children. METHODS This cross-sectional study investigated children's attitudes towards TVFA by examining four well-cited induction factors namely advertisement recognition, favourite advertisement, purchase request, and product preference. Malaysian urban...

A poor appetite in older adults is an important determinant of reduced food intake and undernutrition. Food preferences may influence food intake. The aim of this study was to investigate food preferences of older adults with a poor appetite and compare these with preferences of older adults with a good appetite. Older adults (n = 349, aged 65-101 years) in nursing/residential care homes, hospi...