abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the relationship between specific levels of nitrite intake from cured meat consumption during pregnancy and the relative risk of paediatric brain tumours in the offspring. DESIGN:Exposure data were previously collected for a population-based case-control study of paediatric brain tumours; data on...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Pogoda JM,Preston-Martin S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within Europe large differences exist in mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke. These diseases show a clear West-East gradient with high rates in Eastern Europe. In spite the decreasing trend in age-adjusted cardiovascular disease mortality in Western European countries an increase in the number of cardiova...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Kromhout D

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(i) to describe energy and macronutrient requirements in healthy and diseased elderly patients from knowledge acquired about the age-related changes in energy balance (ii) to describe changes in body composition and the consequences of physical activity and exercise programs. RESULTS:Aging in individuals co...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Ritz P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three levels of dietary data national, household and individual, are analysed and compared, and their use and misuse in FBDG development and monitoring are discussed. Food Balance Sheets (FBS) estimate the national availability of foods, and are an appropriate tool to evaluate food policies; they tend to overestim...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Serra-Majem L

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To apply structural equation modelling (SEM) and estimation of variance components to the relative validation data obtained from the quantitative food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) used in the Transition, Health and Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:A commu...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： MacIntyre UE,Venter CS,Vorster HH,Steyn HS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate if high cassava production levels indicate high consumption and high dietary cyanide exposure in three villages situated within the area of Nigeria with higher cassava production than predicted by a geographic model for cassava production in Africa. DESIGN:Exploratory assessment of: cassava pr...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Onabolu A,Bokanga M,Tylleskär T,Rosling H

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of the prevalence and secular trends in paediatric obesity in Europe is impeded by methodological problems in the definition of obesity and the paucity of data sets that mirror the demographic, cultural and socioeconomic composition of the European population. The available prevalence data show that paediat...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Livingstone MB

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Issues concerning the past and future development of medicinal herbs from Chinese medicine (CM) are addressed in this paper. In the Western world, medicinal herbs are becoming increasingly popular and important in the public and scientific communities. In contrast to their regulated status in China and other countries...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Lee KH

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the nutritional status and household resources of preschool children. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey. SETTING:: Two informal settlement areas, Joe Slovo (JS) and JB Mafora (JBM) in Mangaung, near Bloemfontein, South Africa. SUBJECTS:Preschool children (<72 months) of a randomly selected sampl...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Dannhauser A,Bester C,Joubert G,Badenhorst P,Slabber M,Badenhorst A,Du Toit E,Barnard H,Botha P,Nogabe L

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hepatic impairment resulting from the use of conventional drugs is widely acknowledged, but there is less awareness of the potential hepatotoxicity of herbal preparations and other botanicals, many of which are believed to be harmless and are commonly used for self-medication without supervision. The aim of t...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Stickel F,Egerer G,Seitz HK

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the relationship between breakfast cereal consumption and non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) intake and the possible implications of this for caries in preschool children. METHODS:Data from the 1995 UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) of children aged 1.5-4.5 years were reanalysed....

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Gibson SA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the protective association between seasonality of consumption of fresh fruit or salad vegetables and cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) development. DESIGN AND SETTING:Face-to-face interviews, including a food frequency questionnaire, were conducted on 1489 men and 1900 women, aged 35-75 ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Cox BD,Whichelow MJ,Prevost AT

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We quantified the public health benefit of fruits and vegetables on the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), using currently available human data. DESIGN:We reviewed over 250 observational studies on cancer and CVD. Relative risks (RRs) for high versus low intake of fruits and vegetables we...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： van't Veer P,Jansen MC,Klerk M,Kok FJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate links between taste responses, self-reported food preferences and selected dietary outcomes in young women. METHODS:Subjects were 159 women, with a mean age of 27.0 years. Taste responses were measured using aqueous solutions of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and sucrose. All subjects completed a...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Drewnowski A,Henderson SA,Levine A,Hann C

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy expenditure rises above resting energy expenditure when physical activity is performed. The activity-induced energy expenditure varies with the muscle mass involved and the intensity at which the activity is performed: it ranges between 2 and 18 METs approximately. Differences in duration, frequency and intensi...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： van Baak MA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent major theory was that a meal high in carbohydrate increased the rate that tryptophan enters the brain, leading to an increase in the level of the neurotransmitter serotonin that modulates mood. Although such a mechanism may be important under laboratory conditions it is unlikely to be of significance followin...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Benton D,Donohoe RT

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of vegetable and fruit intake with several demographic, anthropometric, lifestyle and dietary factors. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross-sectional analysis. Information on habitual diet was collected by means of the diet history method. Association of vegetable and fruit intakes with other...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Agudo A,Pera G

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine intake of fruits and vegetables in smokers and non-smokers. DESIGN:Secondary analysis using general linear modelling approaches. Food intake measured using a food frequency questionnaire approach. SETTING:The community (the population of the province of Ontario, Canada). SUBJECTS:Members of the...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Birkett NJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and test a quantitative, interviewer-administered food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to ascertain nutrient intakes of individuals in northern India. DESIGN:A 92-item FFQ was developed based on food use and market surveys of the study area. A validation study was conducted consisting of 24-h diet r...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Hebert JR,Gupta PC,Bhonsle RB,Sinor PN,Mehta H,Mehta FS

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The main objectives of this pan-European study were: (1) to identify different types of physical activity and the time devoted to them, (2) to assess physical activity/inactivity at work and in leisure time, and (3) to determine self-reported body weight and height. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:In each member state ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Vaz de Almeida MD,Graça P,Afonso C,D'Amicis A,Lappalainen R,Damkjaer S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the vast majority of surveys and research in humans, dietary data are obtained from self-reports: recalls; records; or historical methods, usually food frequency questionnaires (FFQ). This study provides a rare opportunity to compare data derived from all three methods. DESIGN:A crossover study of dietary...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Hebert JR,Hurley TG,Chiriboga DE,Barone J

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the frequency and the determinants of under-reporting in a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire used in the Greek segment of the European Prospective Study on Nutrition, Cancer and Health (EPIC study). DESIGN:A food frequency questionnaire was completed by 9262 adult men and women. ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Gnardellis C,Boulou C,Trichopoulou A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe food consumption during the school day of rural Jamaican children and participation in two government school feeding programmes. To determine factors which were related to these. DESIGN:Cross sectional. SETTING:16 primary schools in rural Jamaica. SUBJECTS:415 children in grades 2 and 5 (ages ...

journal_title：Public health nutrition

authors： Walker SP,Powell CA,Hutchinson SE,Chang SM,Grantham-McGregor SM

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00