OBJECTIVES We investigated whether a Mediterranean-style diet (MedDiet) supplemented with fish oil can improve mental health in adults suffering depression. METHODS Adults with self-reported depression were randomized to receive fortnightly food hampers and MedDiet cooking workshops for 3 months and fish oil supplements for 6 months, or attend social groups fortnightly for 3 months. Assessmen...

School meals should encourage a varied and diverse diet, since children may eat up to three at school per day. The aim of this study was assess food variety dietary diversity among primary regarding the number type meals. Dietary records for non-consecutive days were used estimate score (FVS) (DDS) 195 (52.3% boys) aged 8-9 years from schools in city Zagreb. For analysis, divided into 5 groups ...

In this study, we examined dietary diversity of women in cassava farming households South-West, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to collect data on 352 comprising 212 members (158 child-bearing age (20-49 years) and 54 above 49 between December 2019 March 2020 Oyo Ogun States The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) questionnaire adapted obtain the scores (DDS) child bear...

Evidence on whether diversifying farm production leads to improved household dietary diversity and nutrition remains inconclusive. Existing studies analyzing the link between are mainly based cross-sectional methods, which could be biased by omitted confounding factors. Using two waves of a panel survey 900 rural households in Tanzania, this paper examines diversity, while minimizing potential ...

Background: Dementia is a chronic condition characterised by progressive loss of memory, thinking and behaviour. Several studies indicate that nutritional status as well dietary intake many patients having dementia are not adequate. Malnutrition common problem faced these patients. Dietary diversity an important indicator quality. It well-known factor which influences the individuals. The curre...

Background: Dietary patterns are the quantities, proportions, variety or combinations of different foods and beverages in diets, and the frequency with which they are habitually consumed. In Ethiopia, information on the dietary patterns and association of the proxies of dietary adequacy and quality with nutritional outcomes is scarce. The aims of this paper were to assess the interactions betwe...