Phthalates are widely used in consumer products. Exposure to phthalates can lead adverse health effects humans, with early-life exposure being of particular concern. Phthalate occurs mainly through ingestion, inhalation, and dermal absorption. However, our understanding the relative importance different routes is incomplete. This study estimated intake five from residential indoor environment f...

OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a food frequency table (FFQ) for use in urban Pakistani population. STUDY DESIGN A validation study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Aga Khan University, Karachi, from June to November 2008. METHODOLOGY Healthy adult females, aged ³ 18 years who consented to be included in the study were inducted, while males, unhealthy females, aged below 18 years or who...

A novel food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed and validated to assess the usual daily fat, saturated, mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fatty acid, fibre, alcohol, caffeine, and theobromine intakes among Belgian post-menopausal women participating in dietary intervention trials with phyto-oestrogens. The relative validity of the FFQ was estimated by comparison with 7 day (d) esti...

INTRODUCTION Nutrient profiling is defined as the science of categorising foods based on their nutrient composition. The Choices Programme is a nutrient profile system with criteria that determine whether foods are eligible to carry a "healthier option" stamp. The Daily Menu Method which has been developed to evaluate these criteria is described here. This method simulates the change in calcula...

The Ca and P intakes of 148 pregnant and lactating women in a rural village in The Gambia, West Africa, have been estimated by direct weighing of food on a total of 4188 d. The Ca and P contents of local foods were determined by analysis of raw ingredients, snack foods and prepared dishes. Information about the contribution of mineral-rich seasonings was obtained. Efforts were made to discover ...

BACKGROUND Dairy products provide the most important source of calcium in a typical human diet, being of particular significance to women. OBJECTIVE To determine dietary calcium intakes in a group of female students studying human nutrition at a Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW through analysing the selections made of dairy products. MATERIALS AND METHODS A food frequency questionn...

It is widely believed that young children are able to adjust their energy intake across successive meals to compensate for higher or lower intakes at a given meal. This conclusion is based on past observations that although children's intake at individual meals is highly variable, total daily intakes are relatively constant. We investigated how much of this reduction in variability could be exp...

OBJECTIVE To validate a 53-item quantitative FFQ (QFFQ) for the assessment of dietary protein intake in type 2 diabetic outpatients in Bamako, Mali. DESIGN Consumption of protein-containing foods over the week preceding the interview was measured with a 7d QFFQ and compared with intakes measured with 48-h recalls. SETTING Centre National de Lutte contre le Diabète. SUBJECTS Seventeen male...