High urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio is considered a strong risk factor for hypertension. This study aimed to evaluate excretion of sodium and potassium, we analyzed these levels associated with dietary intake in Japanese adolescent football players. cross-sectional included 120 male Over 24 h, urine was collected measured creatinine, sodium, potassium levels. A assessment performed using sel...

Incidence of cancer in northeast is the highest in India. Nutrition intervention plays a vital role in the management of postponement of cancer. Objectives: To find out the prevalence rate of different types of cancer among the selected male tribal population of Shillong and dietary habits of these tribes the present study was carried out. Methods: Three hospitals from the city of Shillong was ...

Dietary intake provides valuable insights for mounting intervention programs for prevention of disease. With growing concern for adolescent obesity, the need to accurately measure diet becomes imperative. Assessment among adolescents is problematic as this group has irregular eating patterns and have less enthusiasm for recording food intake. Preliminary studies among adolescents suggest that i...

Dietary assessment in older adults can be challenging. The Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing (NANA) method is a touch-screen computer-based food record that enables older adults to record their dietary intakes. The objective of the present study was to assess the relative validity of the NANA method for dietary assessment in older adults. For this purpose, three studies were conducted in...

Poor dietary intake is one of the causes of obesity. Children nowadays consume more energy-dense foods, foods away from home, commercially prepared or processed foods, but less fruits and vegetables, and often skip breakfast.1,2 To correct dietary imbalances, dietary assessment is needed to design effective interventions. However, common dietary assessment methods, such as food records and 24-h...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent developments in technology-based dietary assessment allow real-time data collection of eating occasions, yet their application to assessing eating pattern constructs has not been evaluated. The purpose of this review was to examine existing electronic and mobile food diary methods in relation to their ability to assess eating patterns constructs (e.g. patterning, format...

INTRODUCTION This study sought to determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, one of the major public-health challenges worldwide, and its influencing factors among 15 to 17 years old adolescent girls in Mashhad, Iran. METHODS A total of 622 high school adolescents participated in a cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess socio-demographic character...