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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)"”.
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A rapid assessment for the fat intake of university students
… research was to design a short form using the frequency of consumption to detect clientele with high dietary fat intake. A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) of 24 foods was developed based on data from national sources and on data on college students. College student FFQ ratings were compared …
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Does food retail access influence dietary intake?
… whether dietary intake is associated with food retailing. 5044 adults aged 16-97 years completed a 134-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), from which three dietary indices were derived. Data on 33 retailed foods were obtained from 560 food stores in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Poorer …
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Effect of Genetic Variation on Salt, Sweet, Fat and Bitter Taste
… Taste is one of the primary determinants of food intake and taste function can be influenced by a number of factors including genetics. However, little is known about the relationship between genetic variation, taste function, food preference and intake. Objective: To examine the effect of …
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Associations Between 10–14-year-old Children’s Eating Competence, Dietary Patterns, and Dietary Quality
… Eating Competence Inventory tool. Children’s food consumption was assessed with a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), from which two dietary patterns were found through Principal Component Analysis. Dietary quality was assessed with a Healthy Food Intake Index (HFII), which was calculated …
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Association of dietary and phosphatidylcholine supplement intake with cardio-metabolic biomarkers among normo- and hyperlipidaemic individuals
… aimed to: i) develop and validate a novel food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to measure dietary phosphatidylcholine intake; ii) investigate the relationship between dietary phosphatidylcholine intake (as assessed by FFQ) and lipid and cardiometabolic biomarkers among healthy individuals; …
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Folate, Choline, Vitamin D and Iodine: How Much are Pregnant Women Getting?
… dietary intake information by completing a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and 683 provided detailed supplement intake information. A total of 504 English-speaker subjects had both detailed dietary nutrient intake and intake from supplements for the four nutrients of focus. Nutrient …
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Ultra-processed foods, plant and animal source, and all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in older adults in the United States: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study
Background: Ultra processed food (UPF) consumption is associated with adverse health outcomes. Plant- and animal-sourced UPF have a unique nutritional composition to improve palatability which may impact health, but evidence is limited. The objective of this study aimed to investigate the …
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Advanced glycation end products as a biomarker for accelerated ocular ageing and glaucoma
… open angle glaucoma (POAG). A UK-specific food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed and found to reliable and valid. This newly designed FFQ was subsequently used throughout the thesis to measure dAGE. In healthy controls, the contribution of dAGE to tissue-bound AGE levels appeared …
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Association between Stress and Diet Quality among Women of Reproductive Age from a University Population in two countries: UK and Lebanon
… women in the UK using an online survey questionnaire to investigate the association between stress and dietary quality/patterns. In Lebanon, a similar study has been conducted after validating the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC) food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) …
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The Evaluation of Methods to Rapidly Assess Beverage Intake and Hydration Status
… process more than others. The Beverage Intake Questionnaire (BEVQ-15) is a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) that can rapidly assess habitual beverage intake; this FFQ has been validated in children and adults. However, no beverage consumption questionnaire has been validated in athletes. In …
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Investigating relationships between maternal micronitrient intakes, dietary patterns and alcohol consumption during pregnancy
… study involved the design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). This was followed by two cross-sectional studies to explore relationships between dietary intake and alcohol consumption in two different samples of pregnant women: 1) a small sample recruited from across the UK …
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Developing a Valid Screening Tool for Assessing Nutritional Adequacy and Osteoporosis Risk Among Vegans in the United States
… it seeks to replace all nutrient-rich animal food products with only plant foods. Consequently, there are concerns of compromised protein, calcium. vitamin D, vitamin B<sub>12</sub>, n-3 fatty acid, zinc, and iron status. Moreover, because of typical vegan diet phenomena such as low BMI, low …
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The healthiness of processed foods frequently consumed by children in early childhood development centres in the North West Province
… Diet, especially the consumption of processed foods, plays an important role in childhood obesity. Objectives: The aim of this research was to determine the healthiness of frequently consumed processed foods of children aged two to five years. Specific objectives included (i) determining which …
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The influence of child attachment security, dietary consumption, and household chaos on executive function
… (Menon et al., 2020) and who eat more healthy foods instead of snack foods or processed meats have been found to have more optimal EF abilities (Cohen et al., 2016; Isaacs & Oates, 2008). Literature has also shown that higher household chaos is associated with lower EF skills (Dumas et al., …
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Salmon in Pregnancy Study (SIPS): the effects of increased oily fish consumption on maternal nutrient intake, fatty acid status and immunity
… for fatty acid and immunological analysis, and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was administered (at 20 and 34 weeks). At delivery, placenta and umbilical cord tissue were collected for fatty acid analysis. Mothers were followed-up at 3 months postpartum when the FFQ was administered (n = 88). …
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Validación de herramientas de evaluación en terapia ocupacional y enfermería a través de la metodología COSMIN.
… systematic psychometric review”, el cuestionario Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) fue el recomendado para evaluar la ingesta dietética en personas con diabetes. Para la segunda revisión sistemática, “The diabetes knowledge measurement instrument: a systematic psychometric review”, los …
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Salmon In Pregnancy Study (SIPS): the effects of increased oily fish intake during pregnancy on maternal and cord blood fatty acid composition, cord blood immunity and atopy outcomes in infants at 6 months of age
… at which fasting blood was collected and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was administered (at 20 and 34 weeks). At delivery umbilical cord blood was collected (n=101) for fatty acid and immunological analysis. Infants attended a clinic at 6 months of age (n=86) for assessment of …
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Assessing Nutrition as a Mediator between Oral and General Health
… of oral health on general health and whether food intake mediates the relationship. Method: Data were collected in 2004–06 in a representative sample of Australian adults from NSW and Queensland, using a three-stage, stratified clustered sample, involving a computer-assisted telephone …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based nutrition intervention to enhance healthy eating among children aged 6–12 years in Tbilisi, Georgia
… package in the Georgian language about healthy food choices and dietary habits. Results: Findings of the semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Questionnaire have been compared before and after the intervention to evaluate the …
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Dietary intake, lifestyles and risk of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases in a Punjabi south Asian male population in Kent, United Kingdom
… investigate socio-demographic variables, their food culture, dietary intakes, lifestyles, physical activity and experiences that contribute to the risk factor of NR-NCDs. Therefore, this study was designed in three phases. Phase I: A focus group study involving male participants (n=40) were used …
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