Online dietary assessment tools offer a convenient, low cost alternative to traditional dietary assessment methods such as weighed records and face-to-face interviewer-led 24-h recalls. INTAKE24 is an online multiple pass 24-h recall tool developed for use with 11-24 year-old. The aim of the study was to undertake a comparison of INTAKE24 (the test method) with interviewer-led multiple pass 24-...

background: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the world. although some studies have been conducted about dietary intakes of these patients, but the results are inconsistent. the aim of this study was to survey all macronutrients and micronutrients included in dietary intake of these patients for better understanding the factors influen...

BACKGROUND The HEALTHY study was designed to respond to the alarming trends in increasing rates of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus in youth. The objective of this analysis was to examine the effects of the HEALTHY study on student self-reported dietary intakes (energy, macronutrients and grams consumed of selected food groups). METHODS HEALTHY was a cluster-randomized study ...

Methods to optimize healing through dietary strategies present an attractive option for patients, such that healing from delicate oral surgeries occurs as optimally as possible with minimal patient-meditated complications through improper food choices. This review discusses findings from studies that have investigated the role of diet, either whole foods or individual dietary components, on per...

BACKGROUND Validation of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) developed specifically for Inuit is necessary to determine its usefulness in assessing dietary intake and adequacy and in identifying dietary risk factors for chronic disease in this population. METHODS Seventy-five randomly selected Inuit adults in Nunavut, Canada, were recruited. Mean daily intake of nutrients from ...

OBJECTIVES Describe dietary intake of participants enrolled in a non-prescriptive dietary intervention and dietary changes at 6 months and explore whether these changes had a role in observed improvements in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), weight, lipids and blood pressure. DESIGN Secondary analysis of data from the Early ACTivity in Diabetes randomised controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS 262 pati...

Dietary starch is required for a dry, extruded kibble; the most common diet type for domesticated felines in North America. However, the amount and source of dietary starch may affect digestibility and metabolism of other macronutrients. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of 3 commercial cat diets on in vivo and in vitro energy and macronutrient digestibility, and to anal...

Background: Misreporting, recalling and overestimation are common problems with dietary assessment methods currently available. The 7-day weighed food record (7DWR) method involves an individual weighing of each and every food item prior to consumption, and is considered as a reference method in many situations. The present study aims to compare the energy and nutrient intakes, estimated from 7...

introduction: ramadan is the holiest month in islamic calendar and muslims abstain from eating, drinking, and smoking from dawn to sunset, in which there are changes in quality of food and eating patterns. the purpose of this study was to know whether these changes provide nutritional needs, and supply all of necessary macronutrients for individuals in the month. method: a prospective observati...

background sleep habits and total sleep duration are essential factors for healthy growth and development of children. there is evidence showing that eating time and quantity as well as proportion of foods macronutrients affect the sleep quality. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the sleep habits of preschool children in qazvin and the role of calorie, macronutrients and caffe...