OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relative validity of recalled intake among schoolchildren and mothers in rural Kenya. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. Mothers' recall of both the schoolchild's intake and her own intake on the previous day were compared with intakes that were weighed by an interviewer in the home. SETTING Karurumo location of Embu District in Kenya. SUBJECTS A total of forty-two se...

OBJECTIVE Potential error sources in nutrient estimation with the FFQ include inaccurate or biased recall and overestimation or underestimation of intake due to too many or too few items on the FFQ, respectively. Here we report the refinement of an FFQ that overestimated nutrient intake and its validation against multiple 24 h recalls. STUDY DESIGN Data on 2527 participants in south India (Tr...

background: in order to provide better advice for prevention of obesity and eating disorders among children, there is a need to have more knowledge of their dietary patterns. this study examined meal and snacking patterns of primary school children in tehran. methods: a total of 761 male and female primary school children from all educational areas in tehran were recruited in a cross‑sectional ...

There is concern regarding the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed and high sugar intakes in children's diets. Regional dietary differences in the British Isles could underlie variations in health outcomes, but little is known about these differences. Our aim was to compare diets of children enrolled in observational birth cohort studies in the Isle of Man (IoM-ELSPAC) and in south-west Eng...

OBJECTIVES This study addressed whether food and nutrient intakes were correlated with skin wrinkling in a sun-exposed site. METHODS 177 Greek-born subjects living in Melbourne (GRM), 69 Greek subjects living in rural Greece (GRG), 48 Anglo-Celtic Australian (ACA) elderly living in Melbourne and 159 Swedish subjects living in Sweden (SWE) participating in the International Union of Nutritiona...

BACKGROUND We tested the hypothesis that ad libitum food intake shows corrective responses over periods of 1-5 d. DESIGN This was a prospective study of food intake in women. METHODS Two methods, a weighed food intake and a measured food intake, were used to determine daily nutrient intake during 2 wk in 20 women. Energy expenditure with the use of doubly labeled water was done contemporane...

Background : A satisfactory nutritional status, as a result of optimal food intake, before conception and during pregnancy, is important for a successful pregnancy. Objective : To evaluate the energy and nutrient intake before conception and at mid-gestation in a group of pregnant women (n 50) in relation to the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR). Design : Pre-pregnant diet was studied by a...

Dietary transition in the Arctic is associated with decreased quality of diet, which is of particular concern for women of childbearing age due to the potential impact of maternal nutrition status on the next generation. The study assessed dietary intake and adequacy among Inuit women of childbearing age living in three communities in Nunavut, Canada. A culturally-appropriate quantitative food-...

Nutrient content can vary as much between different varieties of the same foods, as they do among different foods. Knowledge of varietal differences can therefore mean the difference between nutrient adequacy and inadequacy. The FAO/INFOODS food composition database for biodiversity has been developed with analytical data for foods described at the level of variety, cultivar and breed, and for ...