scholarly journals Development of a Food Frequency and Quantity Method for Assessing Dietary Habits of Japanese Individuals -Comparison with Results from 24hr Recall Dietary Survey

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 324-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagako Chiba ◽  
Nagako Okuda ◽  
Akira Okayama ◽  
Takashi Kadowaki ◽  
Hirotsugu Ueshima
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Food Frequency

scholarly journals Healthy dietary habits in relation to social determinants and lifestyle factors

1999 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Johansson ◽  
Dag S. Thelle ◽  
Kari Solvoll ◽  
Gunn-Elin Aa. Bjørneboe ◽  
Christian A. Drevon
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Multiple Regression Model ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Socio Economic Status

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the importance of social status and lifestyle for dietary habits, since these factors may influence life expectancy. We studied the association of four indicators for healthy dietary habits (fruits and vegetables, fibre, fat and Hegsted score) with sex, age, socio-economic status, education, physical leisure exercise, smoking and personal attention paid to keeping a healthy diet. Data were gathered with a self-administered quantitative food-frequency questionnaire distributed to a representative sample of Norwegian men and women aged 16–79 years in a national dietary survey, of whom 3144 subjects (63%) responded. Age and female sex were positively associated with indicators for healthy dietary habits. By separate evaluation length of education, regular physical leisure exercise and degree of attention paid to keeping a healthy diet were positively associated with all four indicators for healthy dietary habits in both sexes. Socio-economic status, location of residence and smoking habits were associated with from one to three indicators for healthy dietary habits. In a multiple regression model, age, education and location of residence together explained from 1 to 9% of the variation (R2) in the four dietary indicators. Length of education was significantly associated with three of four dietary indicators both among men and women. By including the variable ‘attention paid to keeping a healthy diet’ in the model, R2 increased to between 4 and 15% for the four dietary indicators. Length of education remained correlated to three dietary indicators among women, and one indicator among men, after adjusting for attention to healthy diet, age and location of residence. Residence in cities remained correlated to two indicators among men, but none among women, after adjusting for age, education and attention to healthy diet. In conclusion, education was associated with indicators of a healthy diet. Attention to healthy diet showed the strongest and most consistent association with all four indicators for healthy dietary habits in both sexes. This suggests that personal preferences may be just as important for having a healthy diet as social status determinants.

scholarly journals Breast-feeding at 12 months of age and dietary habits among breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britt Lande ◽  
Lene Frost Andersen ◽  
Marit B Veierød ◽  
Anne Bærug ◽  
Lars Johansson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Public Health Perspective ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Added Sugars ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Breast Fed

AbstractObjective:To analyse factors associated with breast-feeding and use of sweetened drinks at 12 months, and to compare dietary habits among breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants.Design:Data were collected by a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire filled in by the parents.Setting:National dietary survey in Norway.Subjects:In total, 1932 12-month-old infants were included.Results:At 12 months, 36% of the infants were breast-fed. The odds of breast-feeding at this age were more than doubled both for mothers ≥35 years compared with mothers <25 years and for mothers in the highest educational group compared with mothers in the lowest. A negative association was found for maternal smoking, and the odds of breast-feeding were 40% lower for mothers who smoked than for non-smokers. Some dietary differences were observed between breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants apart from intake of milk. In particular, breast-fed infants had a significantly lower daily intake of sweetened drinks than non-breast-fed infants and a 16% lower mean daily intake of added sugars (P < 0.001). Furthermore, breast-fed infants had 30% higher odds of not receiving sweetened drinks daily, compared with non-breast-fed infants.Conclusions:Maternal age, education and smoking status were important factors for breast-feeding at 12 months. Breast-fed infants had lower intakes of sweetened drinks and added sugars than non-breast-fed infants. From a public health perspective, continued promotion of breast-feeding is needed to reduce inequalities in breast-feeding. Moreover, prevention of high intakes of sweetened drinks and added sugars should start in infancy.

scholarly journals A comparison of dietary habits among women in Japan and Hawaii

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumie Takata ◽  
Gertraud Maskarinec ◽  
Adrian Franke ◽  
Chisato Nagata ◽  
Hiroyuki Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Products ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Japanese Women ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk ◽  
Caucasian Women

AbstractObjective:To compare the dietary habits of Japanese women in Japan with those of Japanese and Caucasian women living in Hawaii.Design:Data from two previous cross-sectional studies conducted within two years in Hawaii and Gifu, Japan were pooled and analysed. Dietary intakes were assessed with validated food-frequency questionnaires and urine samples were collected for isoflavone measurement.Setting:Participants were recruited through mammography clinics in both locations.Subjects:In Hawaii, 164 Caucasian and 146 Japanese women; in Japan, 206 women.Results:Dietary habits differed considerably by ethnicity and location. In comparison to the Caucasian diet, the diet in Japan was relatively low in fat and high in carbohydrates and protein, whereas the Japanese women in Hawaii reported intermediate intakes. Japanese women in Gifu consumed a diet that was relatively high in fish, soy, eggs and vegetables, and low in fruits, dairy products and meat. In contrast, the Caucasian women consumed the most dairy products and fruits and the Japanese women in Hawaii reported the highest grain and meat intakes.Conclusions:The diet of Japanese women in Hawaii appeared to be a combination of foods eaten in Japan and the dietary habits of Caucasian women in Hawaii, but eating habits in Japan are also different from traditional nutritional patterns. This study illustrates several problems related to dietary comparisons across populations and provides information for future investigations on chronic disease risk.

scholarly journals A study testing the usefulness of a dish-based food-frequency questionnaire developed for epidemiological studies in Korea

2008 ◽  
Vol 101 (8) ◽  
pp. 1218-1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Ok Kim ◽  
Mi Kyung Kim ◽  
Sang-Ah Lee ◽  
Young Mi Yoon ◽  
Satoshi Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Percentage Contribution ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Consumption Frequency ◽  
Dietary Data

The purpose of the present study was to test the usefulness of dish items selected in developing a dish-based FFQ (DFFQ) to be used for epidemiological studies in Korea. The dietary data of 6817 subjects from the 2001 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used for the analysis. The 24 h recall method was employed for the dietary survey. Initially, ninety-five dish items were selected in developing the DFFQ based on consumption frequency, contribution of selected nutrients and coverage of between-person variations. The usefulness of the selected ninety-five dish items was tested based on their degree of contribution in supplying nutrients in the cumulative percentage contribution (cPC), as well as on their degree of explanation for between-person variation in the cumulative regression coefficient (cMRC). According to the results, the ninety-five selected dish items accounted for an average of 92·3 % of seventeen nutrients consumed by the study subjects based on cPC estimation. The top twenty items among the ninety-five dish items covered 70 to 91 % of the between-person variation for the seventeen nutrients based on cMRC estimation. Thus, the results suggest that the ninety-five items would be useful in developing a FFQ for use in epidemiological studies of Koreans, within less than 10 % underestimation.

Dietary Habits in the German EPIC Cohorts: Food Group Intake Estimated with the Food Frequency Questionnaire

1999 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit R. Brandstetter ◽  
Andrea Korfmann ◽  
Anja Kroke ◽  
Nikolaus Becker ◽  
Matthias B. Schulze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Food Frequency

Food Frequency Questionnaire Is a Valid Tool for the Assessment of Dietary Habits of South Indian Pregnant Women

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 494-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratibha Dwarkanath ◽  
Mario J. Soares ◽  
Tinku Thomas ◽  
Mario Vaz ◽  
Sumathi Swaminathan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
South Indian

Dietary patterns in Swedish adults; results from a national dietary survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Ax ◽  
Eva Warensjö Lemming ◽  
Wulf Becker ◽  
Agneta Andersson ◽  
Anna Karin Lindroos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Meal Pattern ◽  
Nutrient Density ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Traditional Pattern

AbstractDietary patterns derived by statistical procedures is a way to identify overall dietary habits in specific populations. The aim of this study was to identify and characterise dietary patterns in Swedish adults using data from the national dietary survey Riksmaten adults 2010–11 (952 women, 788 men). Principal component analyses were used and two patterns were identified in both sexes: a healthy pattern loading positively on vegetables, fruits, fish and seafood, and vegetable oils, and negatively on refined bread and fast food, and a Swedish traditional pattern loading positively on potatoes, meat and processed meat, full-fat milk products, sweet bakery products, sweet condiments and margarine. In addition, a light-meal pattern was identified in women with positive loadings on fibre-rich bread, cheese, rice, pasta and food grain dishes, substitute products for meat and dairy products, candies and tea. The healthy pattern was positively correlated to dietary fibre (r0·51–0·58) andn-3 (r0·25–0·31) (allP<0·0001), and had a higher nutrient density of folate, vitamin D and Se. The Swedish traditional and the light-meal pattern were positively correlated to added sugar (r0·20–0·25) and the Swedish traditional also to SFA (r0·13–0·21) (allP<0·0001); both patterns were in general negatively correlated to micronutrients. Dietary pattern scores were associated with, for example, age, physical activity, education and income. In conclusion, we identified three major dietary patterns among Swedish adults. The patterns can be further used for examining the association between whole diet and health outcomes.

scholarly journals Applying food frequency questionnaire to evaluate the dietary pattern and life style on women with breast cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Huda H. Alabbody ◽  
Ban S. Al- Nasiry ◽  
Khalida H. Kadhim
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
World Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
The World

  Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and ranked number two afterlung cancer in the world. According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer accounts for22.9% among cancers in women in 2012.Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the dietary pattern particularly dairy productsconsumption and the role of lifestyle on women with breast cancer in Baghdad city and its suburbs.Subjects and Methods: The study was conducted on 100 women with breast cancer, as a case group,compared with a control group comprised of 100 healthy women. Demographic data were collectedfrom both groups. A food frequency questionnaire was used of 33 items of foods for reporting thedietary pattern and modes of life style of the participants. The statistical Chi-square test / SPSS V.22was used to analyze the data.Results: Our data show that 71% of the women in the two groups were found to be overweightwith body mass index (BMI 25-29.9). 90% of obese women represented in case group (BMI ≥30), while82% of normal weight women (BMI 18.5-24.9) were in control group. Approximately 61% of womenin both groups were in post-menopausal age. Intake of high fatty dairy products by the participantsshowed a statistically significant increase in breast cancer risk (OR=1.625, CIs 95%=0.686-3.847).Consumption of vegetables and fruits was significantly lower (P˂0.01) in case group than in the controlgroup. Furthermore, roughly 68% women in the case group used to smoke cigarettes. In addition, lackor decreased regular physical exercises (never with ≥1 practice per wk) was statistically significant(OR= 44. 809; CIs= 5.889 –340.963). Other parameters, including long period of breastfeeding, earlyage at first birth and consumption of white meat, beans and eggs were all reported to have significance.On the other hand, there was no correlation with the marital status, occupation, living area, class ofdairy products, and passive smoking.Conclusion: Unhealthy dietary habits especially high-fat dairy intake and wrong lifestyle may be riskfactors and predispose Iraqi women for breast cancer development. Therefore, eating healthy food andfollowing correct lifestyle are highly recommended as a suitable program for the prevention of breastcancer.

scholarly journals Dietary iron intake and anemia: Food frequency questionnaire in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Cavalcoli ◽  
Alberto Gandini ◽  
Irene Aglaia Matelloni ◽  
Francesca Catalano ◽  
Saverio Alicante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Iron Content ◽  
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Iron Intake ◽  
High Iron Content ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Food Items ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Dietary Modifications

Abstract Background: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a multisystemic inherited vascular disease characterized by a heterogeneous clinical presentation and prognosis. Dietary evaluation is relevant in HHT patients to provide adequate iron and nutrient intake. Additionally, different dietary items have been reported to precipitate epistaxis in this setting. Our primary aim was to investigate the dietary habits of HHT patients through a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to evaluate the presence of precipitants and/or protective factors for epistaxis and the occurrence of possible dietary modifications. The secondary aims were to evaluate the nutritional intake of iron in HHT patients and the self-reported effect of iron treatments on epistaxis.From April 2018 to October 2018, a 138-item FFQ was provided to HHT patients followed up at the HHT Referral Center of Crema Maggiore Hospital. The relationship between food items and epistaxis was ascertained on a separate form. Daily iron intake was calculated to establish the mean iron content of food items reported in the FFQ.Results: One hundred forty-nine questionnaires were evaluated [72 females, median age 54 years (12-76). Overall, 26 (18%) patients reported dietary items that improved epistaxis (mostly blueberries and red fruits, green vegetables and legumes), while 38 (26%) reported some dietary items that exacerbated epistaxis (spices, chocolate, alcohol, strawberries and ginger). Dietary modifications were reported in up to 58% of cases. In HHT patients, the mean daily iron intake was 8.46 ± 2.78 mg, and no differences were observed in the iron intake of patients reporting a diet modification and those who did not.Conclusions: Dietary evaluation is advisable in the management of HHT patients. HHT patients should be encouraged to follow a healthy and balanced diet with increased consumption of dietary items with a high iron content.

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