Low adherence of Swiss children to national dietary guidelines

Low adherence of Swiss children to national dietary guidelines

INTRODUCTION Dietary guidelines aim to inform people of the types of foods and quantities they should consume each day or week to promote and maintain health. The aim of this study was to describe children's dietary behaviors in terms of adherence to the Swiss Society for Nutrition (SSN) dietary guidelines and possible determinants. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in September 2...

Adherence to the Swiss guidelines for management of COPD: experience of a Swiss teaching hospital.

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY Swiss guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were published in 2002. We aimed at assessing adherence to the proposed guidelines by the physicians in charge for all patients referred to our hospital for acute exacerbations of COPD over a one year period. METHODS In a prospective observational study, data from a questionnaire and from...

Correlation between Intake of Dietary Fiber and Adherence to the Korean National Dietary Guidelines in Adolescents from Jeonju

This study surveyed dietary intake and adherence to the Korean national dietary guidelines in Korean adolescents. To elucidate basic data for use in nutrition education, which aims to improve adolescent compliance with the national dietary guidelines and to increase the intake of dietary fiber, we evaluated the sources of fiber in adolescent diets. This study included 182 male and 212 female st...

Title : Adherence of pregnant women to Nordic dietary guidelines

Adherence to food-based dietary guidelines and evaluation of nutrient intake in 7-year-old children.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diet of 7-year-old children by comparison with food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) and reference values for nutrient intake. DESIGN Food and nutrient intake was assessed by 3 d weighed dietary records of 7-year-olds in six randomly chosen schools in Reykjavik, Iceland. Height and weight were measured. The diet of 165 children (62 % of sample) was evaluated by the Ic...