OBJECTIVES To evaluate the intake of micronutrients from the diet and from supplements in users and non-users of dietary supplements, respectively, in a representative sample of the Danish adult population. A specific objective was to identify the determinants of supplement use. DESIGN A cross-sectional representative national study of the intake of vitamins and minerals from the diet and fro...

Nitrogen isotope ratios (?15N) are a well-established tool for investigating the dietary and trophic behavior of animals in terrestrial marine food webs. To date, ?15N values fossils have primarily been measured collagen extracted from bone or dentin, which is susceptible to degradation rarely preserved deep time (>100,000 years). In contrast, tooth enamel organic matter protected diagenetic al...

BACKGROUND We found marked improvement of glycemic control and several cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes given advice to follow a Paleolithic diet, as compared to a diabetes diet. We now report findings on subjective ratings of satiety at meal times and participants' other experiences of the two diets from the same study. METHODS In a randomized cross-over study, 13...

The infant diet has short- and long-term health consequences. Updated data regarding the dietary intake of Finnish infants are lacking. The objectives of this study were to describe infant food and nutrient intake and to identify food sources of the nutrients. Altogether, 739 healthy infants were studied. Dietary intake and breastfeeding frequency were assessed with a three-day food record at 1...

A questionnaire was sent to 5,100 members of the Ileostomy Association of Great Britain and Ireland inviting the members to record their experiences in relation to the function of the ileostomy following on the ingestion of 29 named articles of diet. Nine hundred and fifty-two people, 623 females (65.4%) and 329 males (34.6%), completed the questionnaire satisfactorily. The group showed a close...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a 3-day course of postoperative antibiotics is as effective as a 7-day course in reducing pain and reducing time to resumption of a normal diet and level of activity following pediatric tonsillectomy. DESIGN A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Academic medical center. PATIENTS Forty-nine patients were enrolled in the study. Preoperat...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Recent papers have highlighted the role of diet and lifestyle habits in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but very few population-based studies have evaluated this association in developing countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between diet and lifestyle habits and IBS. METHODS A food frequency and lifestyle habits questionnaire was used to record the ...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine whether pregravid dietary fiber consumptions from cereal, fruit, and vegetable sources and dietary glycemic load were related to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This study was a prospective cohort study among 13,110 eligible women in the Nurses' Health Study II. GDM was self-reported and validated by medical record review in ...

A survey was conducted to determine the dietary intake of a sample of free-living normal middle-aged (40 59 years) White males from the Stellenbosch area. The 7-day food record method was employed, and the 44 subjects who completed the three recording periods represented a sample population drawn from 300 volunteers. The mean calorie intake of the sample (2.564jday) approximated the recommended...

BACKGROUND Research on the diagnosis and management of obesity in primary care is limited. Our study goals were to describe the rate of obesity in a primary care setting, to identify factors associated with clinically recognized obesity, and to ascertain the level of diet and exercise counseling for obesity. METHODS Medical records from a private group practice were used for a historical coho...