women without oestrogen replacement therapy should have a daily calcium intake of 1500 mg/d. Only a small fraction of the postmenopausal women in our sample had a daily calcium intake at this level. However, the FFQ used in this study has been validated, and a tendency has been found towards underestimation of both calcium and energy intake with this FFQ compared with the four, one week dietary...

Among modifiable lifestyle factors, diet may affect cognitive health. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations may exist between dietary exposures [e.g., caffeine (mg/d), alcohol (g/d), and nutrient adequacy] and cognitive performance and change over time. This was a prospective cohort study, the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (n = 628-1305 persons depending on the cognitive outcome...

Relative validity and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for measuring preschool children's usual Ca intake were assessed using parents or guardians as a proxy. Estimated diet records (EDR; 3 d) were used as the reference method and reproducibility was measured by repeated FFQ administrations 5 weeks apart. From 2095 preschool children (2.5-6.5 years) rand...

Data for the intake of copper, zinc, and manganese in Japanese populations obtained by detailed diet assessment methods and the most recent version of the food composition database in Japan are scarce. Moreover, data on food sources which contribute to the intake of these nutrients in Asian countries, including Japan, are not available. Here, we estimated copper, zinc, and manganese intake and ...

The rate of recurrence of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) during prednisolone (PSL) therapy is approximately 10 to 20%. However, there is little or no information on the time period to relapse following administration of a tapered dose of PSL and the factors associated with such relapse. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between SAT recurrence and PSL tapering regimen used in th...

The daily intake of food flavonoids was determined using a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and a four day non consecutive food diary (4DFR) in a group of 45 female Flemish dietitians. The subjects were asked to report their food intake three times: day 1 using the FFQ (FFQ1); between day 2 and 13 using a four day non consecutive food diary (4DFR); and again the FFQ on day 14...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies in Western populations have linked caffeine intake with health status. While detailed dietary assessment studies in these populations have shown that the main contributors to caffeine intake are coffee and tea, the wide consumption of Japanese and Chinese teas in Japan suggests that sources of intake in Japan may differ from those in Western populations. Among these t...

Estimates of variance components for test day records in an animal model that considered multiple traits over multiple lactations were calculated using REML methodology. Test day records were classified into 11 periods within first and later lactations. Missing ancestors in the relationship matrix were classified in genetic groups. Data were collected from Costa Rican dairy farms. Estimates of ...

introduction productive traits such as milk production and fat and protein percentage have economic importance in the livestock industry. accurate prediction of breeding value of animals is one of the best tools available for maximizing response to selection program. it is a fact that the main objective of the breeding program, is to achieve the maximum economic benefit. for breeders of dairy c...