Introduction: This study aimed to determine pregnant women's nutritional status and habits in the middle low-income groups level of compliance with Mediterranean diet. The diet supports healthy fetal growth development by providing sufficient nutrients for women protecting against obstetrical pathologies. Materials Methods: One hundred thirty-two aged 17-45 were included. demographic characteri...

the aim of current study was to determine the effects of vitamin c on bone mineral density (in terms of osteoporosis), eggshell quality and investigation of correlation between these factors in laying hens reared under normal condition. one hundred and ninety two 24 - weeks - old laying hens diet was supplemented with 4 levels of vitamin c (0, 250, 500 and 750 mg/kg diet). the experimental desi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to examine the association between body mass index, physical activity, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and health-related quality of life in a sample of Spanish adolescents. METHOD The study involved 456 adolescents aged between 11 and 14 years. They completed questionnaires on the Mediterranean diet (KIDMED), physical activity (Physical Activity Qu...

background: metabolic syndrome (mets) is a serious public health concern worldwide; however, the pathogenesis of this disease has not been yet cleared. this study aimed to compare diet quality in obese/overweight participants with/without metabolic syndrome with normal weight controls.   methods: this was a comparative study on 147 iranian adults under treatment at the endocrinology center of t...

BACKGROUND Data on dietary intake and physical activity has been collected from a representative sample of the Danish population from 2003-2008. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to describe the habitual diet in Denmark and to evaluate the overall diet quality using a diet quality index based on the National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG), which consists of seven guidelines re...

OBJECTIVE To develop a diet quality index and to analyze socioeconomic factors associated with low child diet quality. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed with a representative sample of 1,282 children aged between seven and ten years, living in the city of Vitória, Southeastern Brazil, in 2007. Children were randomly selected from 26 public schools and six private schools. Data on ...

BACKGROUND Adherence to several diet quality scores, including the Alternative Healthy Eating Index, Alternative Mediterranean Diet score, and Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension, has been associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but little is known about how changes in these scores over time influence subsequent CVD risk. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed the association b...

A high diet quality index based on Swedish nutrition recommendations has previously been associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in the Malmö Diet and Cancer (MDC) cohort. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether this diet quality index was associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes. Of 26,868 participants (44-74 years) in the MDC cohort study, 3838...

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem worldwide. Smoking is the number one cause of COPD; however, genetic, environmental and dietary factors contribute to the etiology of this disease. In this study, we assessed the association between three diet quality indices -the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005), the Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-201...