Researchers at the National Cancer Institute developed a new cognitively based food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), the Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ). The Eating at America's Table Study sought to validate and compare the DHQ with the Block and Willett FFQs. Of 1,640 men and women recruited to participate from a nationally representative sample in 1997, 1,301 completed four telephone 24-hour ...

In measuring food intake, three common methods are used: 24-hour recalls, food frequency questionnaires and food records. Food records or 24-hour recalls are often thought to be the most reliable, but they are difficult and expensive to obtain. The question of interest to us is to use the food records or 24-hour recalls to examine possible systematic biases in questionnaires as a measure of usu...

The food frequency questionnaires are widely used in epidemiological researches like dietary assessment method. Traditionally, they have been self-administered in paper but the use of information and communication technologies has led to develop Internet and computerized food frequency questionnaires. It is the objective of this article to offer a global perspective of the new technologies appl...

It is well known that the phosphatase content of bone, kidney, liver, and blood may change under varying conditions of growth, diet, and disease (1). Among these tissues, blood perhaps furnishes the over-all changes of this enzyme activity. Weil (2) found a rise in plasma phosphatase activity from birth to maturity during the growth of normal rats. Kinard and Chanutin (3) have reported that the...

This study was conducted to find out the association of diabetes mellitus with cognitive functioning and depressive features. We included 50 diabetic and 30 control subjects who were screened on the basis of various inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then, a history of variables under study was taken and respective laboratory investigations were noted. First, the Becks Depression Inventory (BDI)...

Methods We included consecutive cSLE followed at the pediatric rheumatology unit of the State University of Campinas. Neurological manifestations were analyzed according to the ACR classification criteria. Cognitive evaluation was performed in all participants using Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children (WISC-III) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for adults (WAIS), according to age and valida...

Abstract Background Patients with mild to moderate depressive symptoms can have limited access regular treatment; ensure appropriate care, low-threshold treatment is needed. Effective online interventions could increase the supply of treatment. Further research needed evaluate effectiveness interventions. This study aims online-based self-help programme “Selfapy” on a sample subjects and compar...