In New Zealand, there is a high prevalence of childhood poverty and food insecurity, which can impact a family's ability to provide high quality, nutrient dense foods for their children. In an attempt to increase the quality of the food consumed by children attending a decile two (low socio-economic) kindergarten and to address food insecurity issues, an educational health and wellness initiati...

Abstract Background The dietary nutritional status of the lactating mothers is related to maternal health and has a significant impact on growth development infants through secretion breast milk. food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) most cost-effective assessment method that can help obtain information usual pattern participants. Until now, FFQs have been used for different populations in China, ...

Abstract The objective of the study was to assess concordance and ranking ability a non-quantitative 33-item dietary screener developed diet young adults in Norway, ‘MyFoodMonth 1.1’, compared semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Data were collected cross-sectional survey evaluating diets students at University Agder, southern Norway. asked complete both an FFQ. collection carr...

Accurate assessment of fruit and vegetable intakes is critical for cancer control research and public health surveillance. This report examines the bias and precision of two commonly used food frequency questionnaire methods to assess fruit and vegetable intakes: (a) the 5 A Day method, based on seven items; and (b) the summation method, based on adding total servings of all fruit and vegetable...