abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relative validity of recalled intake among schoolchildren and mothers in rural Kenya. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. Mothers' recall of both the schoolchild's intake and her own intake on the previous day were compared with intakes that were weighed by an interviewer in the home. SETTING:Karu...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Gewa CA,Murphy SP,Neumann CG

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Poor nutrition and limited sunlight exposure (season) can be related to reduced serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations. Thus, elderly people in the Nordic countries might be at high risk for vitamin D deficiency. The aims of the study were to describe the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in elde...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Ramel A,Jonsson PV,Bjornsson S,Thorsdottir I

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the everyday consumption of meals and snacks from the child's perspective, among those with healthier v. less healthy dietary habits. DESIGN:The sample in this qualitative study comprised two groups of Danish schoolchildren aged 10 to 11 years, one with a healthier diet (n 9) and the other with a ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Husby I,Heitmann BL,O'Doherty Jensen K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate nutritional status and related living conditions among drug addicts in Oslo. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study of nutritional status evaluated by anthropometric and biochemical measurements; a structured interview concerning education, living conditions, income source, drug history and sex pract...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Saeland M,Haugen M,Eriksen FL,Smehaugen A,Wandel M,Böhmer T,Oshaug A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Betel-nut use is associated with metabolic syndrome and obesity. However, the association between betel-nut chewing and risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unknown. The present study was conducted to determine the association between betel-nut chewing and CKD in men. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Chou CY,Cheng SY,Liu JH,Cheng WC,Kang IM,Tseng YH,Shih CM,Chen W

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the uptake of a free fruit provision to low-decile primary-school children by quantitatively assessing changes in fruit intake. DESIGN:A randomised controlled trial using a paired, cluster randomisation. SETTING:Twenty low-decile primary schools (schools attended by the most deprived children) ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Ashfield-Watt PA,Stewart EA,Scheffer JA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few studies of community growth promotion as a means of addressing malnutrition that are based on longitudinal analysis of large-scale programmes with adequate controls to construct a counterfactual. The current study uses a difference in difference comparison of cohorts to assess the impact on the proportio...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Alderman H,Ndiaye B,Linnemayr S,Ka A,Rokx C,Dieng K,Mulder-Sibanda M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and evaluate a pictorial, web-based version of the NCI diet history questionnaire (Web-PDHQ). DESIGN:The Web-PDHQ and paper version of the DHQ (Paper-DHQ) were administered 4 weeks apart with 218 participants randomised to order. Dietary data from the Web-PDHQ and Paper-DHQ were validated using a ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Beasley JM,Davis A,Riley WT

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the performance of a short dietary questionnaire, using weights to estimate nutrient intake. DESIGN:Using dietary data collected in 1993-1995 from a large cohort of French women, stepwise regression analysis was used to identify the food groups that best predicted nutrient intakes, resulting in ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Vercambre MN,Boutron-Ruault MC,Niravong M,Berr C,Clavel-Chapelon F,Ragusa S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the association between overweight and health problems of the lower extremities, i.e. osteoarthritis (OA), pain and disability. METHODS:Cross-sectional data from the Dutch population-based Musculoskeletal Conditions & Consequences Cohort (DMC3), comprising a random sample from the Dutch population aged ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Tukker A,Visscher TL,Picavet HS

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present paper aims at describing the current status of nutrition policy in the WHO European Region and to discuss the implications for public health. The stages of policy development in the Region are illustrated and achievements in specific aspects of food and nutrition policy are highlighted. DESIGN:Th...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Trübswasser U,Branca F

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lower levels of B vitamins (particularly folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin B6) may be associated with psychological distress. Little is known about the impact of childhood nutrition on psychological distress in adult life. OBJECTIVE:We investigated whether prospectively measured childhood and adult dietary in...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Mishra GD,McNaughton SA,O'Connell MA,Prynne CJ,Kuh D

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the nutritional profile of a lunch offered and consumed in a university canteen in Belgium. DESIGN:The qualitative and quantitative content of 4,365 meals theoretically available and 330 meals consumed was recorded during five weekdays spread over three weeks. Meal combinations were evaluated usi...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Lachat CK,Huybregts LF,Roberfroid DA,Van Camp J,Remaut-De Winter AM,Debruyne P,Kolsteren PW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of the present work were to investigate whether dietary habits are associated with socio-economic status (SES), and if they modify the relationship between SES and CVD risk factors, in a sample of men and women free from known CVD. METHODS:This population-based study was carried out in the province...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Panagiotakos DB,Pitsavos C,Chrysohoou C,Vlismas K,Skoumas Y,Palliou K,Stefanadis C

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the sociodemographic risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the Mediterranean population of Catalonia, Spain. DESIGN AND SETTING:Data from the cross-sectional, population-based 2002-2003 Health Survey of Catalonia were analysed. The survey used a structured questionnaire to ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Buckland G,Salas-Salvadó J,Roure E,Bulló M,Serra-Majem L

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was (i) to describe the needs of food-insecure households and their assessment of community programmes, as expressed by households and perceived by stakeholders; and (ii) to examine the similarities and differences between households' and stakeholders' perceptions in Quebec City area. D...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Hamelin AM,Mercier C,Bédard A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A substantial fall in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) during puberty in boys, but not girls, has been reported in Western populations. The fall in boys is believed to be due to hormonal changes--androgens have been shown to be associated with lower HDL-C, whereas oestrogens are associated with h...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Dwyer T,Hynes KL,Fryer JL,Blizzard CL,Dalais FS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Childhood obesity is a growing public health problem. We have examined the association between sociodemographic profile and eating and physical activity patterns with overweight among primary-school students in Athens, Greece. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Eleven primary schools in the greater Athen...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Lagiou A,Parava M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterise the diet of First Nations in north-western Ontario, highlight foods for a lifestyle intervention and develop a quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (QFFQ). DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey using single 24 h dietary recalls. SETTING:Eight remote and semi-remote First Nations reserves in no...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Sharma S,Cao X,Gittelsohn J,Ho LS,Ford E,Rosecrans A,Harris S,Hanley AJ,Zinman B

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present paper aims to review and report on the current and predicted future public health nutrition workforce in South Africa. Additionally, it examines ways in which the Department of Health (DOH) is striving to meet the increasing burden of nutrition-related diseases in South Africa. METHODS:The prima...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Steyn NP,Mbhenyane XG

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relative validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for assessing nutrient intakes in 6-month-old infants. DESIGN AND SETTING:The FFQ was developed to assess the diets of infants born to women in the Southampton Women's Survey (SWS), a population-based survey of young women and their of...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Marriott LD,Robinson SM,Poole J,Borland SE,Godfrey KM,Law CM,Inskip HM,Southampton Women's Survey Study Group.

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify aetiological factors in anaemia and to explore knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards anaemia. DESIGN:Two cross-sectional surveys and sixteen focus group discussions. SETTING:The two regions with the highest prevalence of anaemia in Tunisia, Greater Tunis (GT) and the South West (SW). SU...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： El Ati J,Lefèvre P,Béji C,Ben Rayana C,Gaigi S,Delpeuch F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to rank Australians according to their intake of total carbohydrate, sugar, starch, fibre, glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL). DESIGN:Cross-sectional sample from a population cohort. SETTING:Two postcode areas west of Sydney, Australia....

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Barclay AW,Flood VM,Brand-Miller JC,Mitchell P

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate time patterns of compliance with nutrient goals recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). DESIGN:A single aggregated indicator of distance from the key WHO recommendations for a healthy diet is built using FAOSTAT intake data, bounded between 0 (maximum possible distance from goals)...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Mazzocchi M,Brasili C,Sandri E

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate item non-response in a postal food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and to assess the effect of substituting/imputing missing values on dietary intake levels in the Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC). We have adapted and probably for the first time applied k nearest neighbours (KNN) imputat...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Parr CL,Hjartåker A,Scheel I,Lund E,Laake P,Veierød MB

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies on the relationship of dietary intake to the neighbourhood food environment have focused on access to supermarkets, quantified by geographic distance or store concentration measures. However, in-store food availability may also be an important determinant, particularly for urban neighbourhood...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Bodor JN,Rose D,Farley TA,Swalm C,Scott SK

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study associations between reported sugar intake and salivary bacteria (mutans streptococci, MS and lactobacilli, LB), and sugar intake in relation to body mass index (BMI), in women and adolescents. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. Habitual dietary intake was reported in a questionnaire and whole saliva sam...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Vågstrand K,Lindroos AK,Birkhed D,Linné Y

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To create a general framework for the simulation of intakes from mandatory or voluntary fortification, which will make outcomes of simulation studies more comparable and give insight on uncertainties. DESIGN:A general framework was developed based on methods used in already published case studies of mandator...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Kloosterman J,Bakker MI,de Jong N,Ocké MC

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine whether there are associations between working conditions and the use of staff canteen or packed meals among Finnish employees. SETTING:Data were obtained from cross-sectional surveys on working conditions, conducted triennially (1997, 2000, 2003) since 1997. SUBJECTS:In...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Raulio S,Roos E,Mukala K,Prättälä R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of depression on dietary intake has not, to our knowledge, been examined in persons with HIV infection. METHODS:We conducted a longitudinal analysis of participants in the Nutrition for Healthy Living Study (NFHL). We measured changes in dietary macronutrient intake in participants who developed ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Isaac R,Jacobson D,Wanke C,Hendricks K,Knox TA,Wilson IB

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study dietary diversity and its relationship with socio-economic and nutritional characteristics of women in an urban Sahelian context. DESIGN:A qualitative dietary recall was performed over a 24-h period. Dietary diversity scores (DDS = number of food groups consumed) were calculated from a list of nine...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Savy M,Martin-Prével Y,Danel P,Traissac P,Dabiré H,Delpeuch F

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and describe dietary patterns in a cohort of pregnant women and investigate whether the dietary patterns are associated with dietary intake and sociodemographic factors. DESIGN:Mothers entering the Finnish Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) Nutrition Study in 1997-2002 were retrosp...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Arkkola T,Uusitalo U,Kronberg-Kippilä C,Männistö S,Virtanen M,Kenward MG,Veijola R,Knip M,Ovaskainen ML,Virtanen SM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inadequate supply of iodine during gestation results in damage to the foetal brain that is irreversible by mid-gestation unless timely interventions can correct the accompanying maternal hypothyroxinemia. Even mild to moderate maternal hypothyroxinemia may result in suboptimal neurodevelopment. This review mainly f...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： de Escobar GM,Obregón MJ,del Rey FE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the socio-economic and lifestyle determinants of cooking oil choice in Costa Rica during the last decade (1994-2004). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. Subjects (total n = 2274) belonged to the control population of a large case-control study; they were recruited yearly. Data about type of oil used fo...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Colón-Ramos U,Kabagambe EK,Baylin A,Ascherio A,Campos H,Peterson KE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The promotion of a healthy and active lifestyle among the population is essential for the prevention of numerous chronic diseases. Physical activity measurement and surveillance is crucial for understanding and evaluating campaigns to promote its practice. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the 10-year trends in physical activ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Román-Viñas B,Serra-Majem L,Ribas-Barba L,Roure-Cuspinera E,Cabezas C,Vallbona C,Plasencia A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The risk factors for fractures are incompletely understood. An outstanding question concerns the optimal amount of dietary calcium needed to minimise the risk of fracture. DESIGN:We examined the associations of dietary calcium and other nutrients with self-reported fracture risk in a prospective cohort study...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Key TJ,Appleby PN,Spencer EA,Roddam AW,Neale RE,Allen NE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the pattern and prevalence of food and drink advertisements to children on commercial television in Sydney, Australia, and compare these with advertising regulations set out in the Children's Television Standards and results from a similar study in 2002. DESIGN:Data were collected by recording te...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Kelly B,Smith B,King L,Flood V,Bauman A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy intake and expenditure tend on average to remain adjusted to each other in order to maintain a stable body weight, which is only likely to be sustained if the fuel mix oxidised is equivalent to the nutrient content of the diet. Whereas protein and carbohydrate degradation and oxidation are closely adjusted to t...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Fernández-Quintela A,Churruca I,Portillo MP

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity appears when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. The most important variable compound of energy expenditure is physical activity. The global epidemics of obesity seem closely related to reduced physical activity and sedentariness widely increasing nowadays. Once obesity has developed, caloric intake beco...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Luís Griera J,María Manzanares J,Barbany M,Contreras J,Amigó P,Salas-Salvadó J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the impact of foetal nutritional status on cardiovascular risk among children with the Foetal Nutritional Status Index (FNSI), calculated by dividing the child's birth weight (BW, kg) by the mother's height (m2). DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey analysis. SETTING:A sample of children from the US Th...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Liu J,Sempos C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00