OBJECTIVE To develop and test a quantitative, interviewer-administered food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to ascertain nutrient intakes of individuals in northern India. DESIGN A 92-item FFQ was developed based on food use and market surveys of the study area. A validation study was conducted consisting of 24-h diet recalls (24HR) administered on 6 randomly selected days over 1 year. Two FFQs...

Of the commonly accepted tools for assessing habitual dietary intake in epidemiological studies, the one that is most often used in population surveys is the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) (Briefel et al., 1992; Kushi, 1994). When using the FFQ, the results generally represent usual intakes over an extended period and are easier to collect and process. The FFQ is then used to study associat...

background: previous studies on the correlation between dietary intakes and stroke have mostly focused on the dietary glycemic index (gi) of potatoes and there is no information regarding the correlation between potato consumption and risk of stroke. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between potato consumption and risk of stroke in an iranian population. methods: ...

background: studies report inappropriate snack and junk food consumption patterns in children and young adults in iran. the current survey was aimed to explore fast food consumption behaviors in high-school students based on the theory of planned behavior. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was done among 500 high-school students. samples were selected based on cluster sampling meth...