Military Nutrition Research

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Research

Cultural Relevance of a Fruit and Vegetable Food Frequency Questionnaire

2005 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Paisley ◽  
Marlene Greenberg ◽  
Jess Haines
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Vegetable Food ◽  
Nutrition Research

Purpose: Canada’s multicultural population poses challenges for culturally competent nutrition research and practice. In this qualitative study, the cultural relevance of a widely used semiquantitative fruit and vegetable food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was examined among convenience samples of adults from Toronto’s Cantonese-, Mandarin-, Portuguese-, and Vietnamesespeaking communities. Methods: Eighty-nine participants were recruited through community-based organizations, programs, and advertisements to participate in semi-structured interviews moderated in their native language. Data from the interviews were translated into English and transcribed for analysis using the constant comparative approach. Results: Four main themes emerged from the analysis: the cultural relevance of the foods listed on the FFQ, words with multiple meanings, the need for culturally appropriate portionsize prompts, and the telephone survey as a Western concept. Conclusions: This research highlights the importance of investing resources to develop culturally relevant dietary assessment tools that ensure dietary assessment accuracy and, more important, reduce ethnocentric biases in food and nutrition research and practice. The transferability of findings must be established through further research.

Metabolomics for Personalized Nutrition Research and Clinical Applications

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-217
Author(s):  
Laura Schnackenberg ◽  
Jinchun Sun ◽  
Lisa Pence ◽  
Sudeepa Bhattacharyya ◽  
Bakary Sonko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Personalized Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition Research

scholarly journals Sex and gender differences in nutrition research: considerations with the transgender and gender nonconforming population

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Whitney Linsenmeyer ◽  
Jennifer Waters
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Nutrition Interventions ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Surveillance Programs ◽  
And Gender

AbstractA sex- and gender-informed approach to study design, analysis and reporting has particular relevance to the transgender and gender nonconforming population (TGNC) where sex and gender identity differ. Notable research gaps persist related to dietary intake, validity and reliability of nutrition assessment methods, and nutrition interventions with TGNC populations. This is due in part to the conflation of sex and gender into one binary category (male or female) in many nutrition surveillance programs worldwide. Adoption of the Sex and Gender Equity In Research (SAGER) guidelines and the two-step method of querying sex and gender has the potential to exponentially increase the body of research related to TGNC health.

scholarly journals Development of Personalized Nutrition: Applications in Lactose Intolerance Diagnosis and Management

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1503
Author(s):  
Millie Porzi ◽  
Kathryn J. Burton-Pimentel ◽  
Barbara Walther ◽  
Guy Vergères
Keyword(s):  
Lactose Intolerance ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Personalized Nutrition ◽  
Treatment Optimization ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Substantial Progress ◽  
Multiple Challenges

Recent discoveries in the “omics” field and the growing focus on preventive health have opened new avenues for personalized nutrition (PN), which is becoming an important theme in the strategic plans of organizations that are active in healthcare, food, and nutrition research. PN holds great potential for individual health optimization, disease management, public health interventions, and product innovation. However, there are still multiple challenges to overcome before PN can be truly embraced by the public and healthcare stakeholders. The diagnosis and management of lactose intolerance (LI), a common condition with a strong inter-individual component, is explored as an interesting example for the potential role of these technologies and the challenges of PN. From the development of genetic and metabolomic LI diagnostic tests that can be carried out in the home, to advances in the understanding of LI pathology and individualized treatment optimization, PN in LI care has shown substantial progress. However, there are still many research gaps to address, including the understanding of epigenetic regulation of lactase expression and how lactose is metabolized by the gut microbiota, in order to achieve better LI detection and effective therapeutic interventions to reverse the potential health consequences of LI.

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