scholarly journals Eating out of home and dietary adequacy in preschool children

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Moreira ◽  
Milton Severo ◽  
Andreia Oliveira ◽  
Elisabete Ramos ◽  
Sara Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Dietary Adequacy ◽  
Home Group ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Food Diaries ◽  
Coffee Shops

The present study aims to describe dietary intake and dietary adequacy according to eating location in preschool children. A sub-sample of 2414 children from the Generation XXI birth cohort (Porto, Portugal), evaluated during the follow-up between 2009 and 2011, was included. Dietary intake was assessed by 3 d food diaries and four groups of children were defined according to the eating location: ‘Home’ ( ≥ 80 % of meals at home), ‘Other homes’, ‘Preschool’ and ‘Restaurants’. A dietary adequacy index was developed based on general recommendations for children; a higher score represents a better dietary adequacy. The comparison of nutrients and foods daily intake according to the eating location groups was performed by ANOVA and ANCOVA to adjust for potential confounders. Children classified in ‘Preschool’ group ate significantly more vegetables, fruit, bread and fish, and less meat, compared to children classified into the ‘Home’ group. Children classified in the ‘Restaurants’ group ate more cakes, salty snacks and fruit juices than children in ‘Home’ group; and less vegetables, dairy products and pasta/rice/potatoes. In ‘Restaurants’ children obtained the lowest mean score of the dietary adequacy index (15·5, 95 % CI 14·8, 16·3) and in ‘Preschool’ children had the highest mean score (18·3, 95 % CI 18·1, 18·4), corresponding to a better dietary adequacy. Preschools seem to have a relevant role in promoting the intake of healthy foods in preschool children. The consumption in restaurants/coffee shops seems to contribute to energy-dense food intake and reduced consumption of nutrient-dense foods.

scholarly journals Association Between Dietary Intake and Lipid-lowering Therapy: Prospective Analysis Using a Quantile Regression Approach (OR22-03-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelle Gadowski ◽  
Natalie Nanayakkara ◽  
Stephane Heritier ◽  
Dianna Magliano ◽  
Jonathan Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Quantile Regression ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Lipid Lowering ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Lipid Lowering Therapy ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Lowering Therapy

Abstract Objectives Lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) is ideally accompanied by dietary guidance for cardiovascular risk reduction, however current evidence suggests sub optimal dietary behaviours in those on pharmacological interventions. This study examines associations between daily intake of major food groups (vegetable, fruit, cereal, protein and dairy) and LLT use in Australian adults. Methods Data were analysed from 5895 participants of the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) aged ≥ 25 years. Medical history and dietary intake was obtained at baseline (1999–00) and follow up (2004–05). LLT use was categorised as: LLT users, commenced LLT, ceased LLT, and non-users. The association between dietary intake and LLT use was examined using quantile regression, at the 25th, 50th and 75th quantile of dietary intake. Analysis was adjusted for known risk factors. Results A total of 446 participants remained on LLT from baseline to follow up; 565 participants commenced LLT; 71 participants ceased LLT and 4813 were non-users. Less than 1% of the cohort met recommended intakes of all food groups at baseline and follow up, with no difference by LLT status. Median daily dietary intake at follow up among LLT users was 2.2 serves of vegetables, 1.4 serves of fruit, 2.8 serves of cereal, 2.0 serves of protein and 1.4 serves of dairy. Dietary intake was similar across all LLT groups. LLT use was not significantly associated with dietary intake at the 25th, 50th and 75th quantile. Conclusions Adjusted quantile regression analysis showed no differences in median daily intake of key food groups in LLT users, compared to non-users. The dietary behaviours observed suggest that all adults, regardless of their medication regimen, need additional education on improving their dietary intake. These findings emphasise the importance of addressing adherence to dietary guidelines, for people with chronic disease, with special focus on people requiring LLT. Funding Sources Nil Supporting Tables, Images and/or Graphs

Pre-season dietary intake of professional soccer players

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Raizel ◽  
Allan da Mata Godois ◽  
Audrey Yule Coqueiro ◽  
Fabrício Azevedo Voltarelli ◽  
Carlos Alexandre Fett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Sodium Intake ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Food Record ◽  
Dietary Adequacy ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Dietary Reference Values ◽  
Low Carbohydrate ◽  
Macro And Micronutrients

Background: Despite the well-documented importance of nutrition in optimizing performance and health, the dietary intake of soccer players has attracted little attention. Aim: We aimed to assess the pre-season dietary intake of professional soccer players and its adequacy in macro and micronutrients. Methods: The pre-season dietary intake of 19 male athletes was assessed using a semi-structured 3-day food record. To determine dietary adequacy and excess, energy and macronutrient intake were compared with the Brazilian dietary reference values for athletes, and micronutrients were compared with the Estimated Average Requirement – EAR (minimum recommendation) and Tolerable Upper Intake Level – UL (maximum recommendation). Results: Mean daily energy intake (40.74±12.81 kcal/kg) was adequate. However, there was a low carbohydrate intake (5.44±1.86 g/kg/day) and a high amount of protein and fat (1.91±0.75 and 1.27±0.50 g/kg/day, respectively). Sodium intake (3141.77±939.76 mg/day) was higher than UL (2300 mg/day), while the majority of players showed daily intake of vitamin A (74%), vitamin D (100%), folate (58%), calcium and magnesium (68%) below the EAR (625, 10 and 320 µg/day, 800 and 330 mg/day, respectively). Conclusion: The dietary intake of professional soccer players was adequate in energy, but inadequate in macro and micronutrients, which suggests the need to improve nutritional practices to sustain the physical demands of soccer during pre-season.

scholarly journals Simple dietary criteria to improve serum n-3 fatty acid levels of mothers and their infants

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 534-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulla Hautero ◽  
Tuija Poussa ◽  
Kirsi Laitinen
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Fish Intake ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Total Serum ◽  
Dietary Counselling ◽  
Food Diaries

AbstractObjectiveSufficient maternal dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids (FA) supports offspring development. We aimed to construct simple criteria for dietary counselling to improve intake of n-3 FA.DesignSerum phospholipid FA from mothers and infants were analysed by GC one month after delivery. Dietary intake of foods during pregnancy and one month after delivery were recorded using 3 d food diaries and an index for healthy eating was calculated. Fish consumption was established by questionnaires. Dietary consumption of foods resulting in an increase in serum n-3 FA was defined.SettingA mother–child follow-up study in Southwest Finland.SubjectsMothers (n 90) and 1-month-old infants (n 63).ResultsAfter delivery, the mother’s consumption of fish at least three times per week resulted in an increase in total serum n-3 FA (mean difference (95 % CI): 1·7 (0·7, 2·8) % of total FA, P<0·001) and DHA (1·1 (0·5, 1·8) % of total FA, P<0·001) compared with non-consumers. Persistent fish intake once weekly throughout pregnancy increased total serum n-3 FA (P=0·001) and DHA (P<0·001). Overall, a healthy diet (middle and highest tertiles of healthy eating index score v. the lowest tertile) resulted in higher total serum n-3 FA (P=0·004) and DHA (P=0·008). Mother’s diet along with higher serum levels of n-3 FA were related to serum FA levels in 1-month-old infants.ConclusionsAn overall healthy diet and persistent consumption of fish at least once weekly throughout pregnancy or more frequent fish intake three times per week increases n-3 FA in serum phospholipids of both mothers and their infants.

scholarly journals Away-from-home meals: Prevalence and characteristics in a metropolis

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 703-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartira Mendes Gorgulho ◽  
Regina Mara Fisberg ◽  
Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Added Sugar

Objective: This study aimed to characterize away-from-home meals.Methods: This population-based, cross-sectional study measured dietary intake by administering 24-hour recalls by telephone. Away-from-home breakfast, lunch, and dinner were described and characterized according to the foods that contribute most to the intake of energy, fat, sodium, and added sugar permeal.Results: f the 834 respondents, 24% had had at least one meal away from home. The average energy intake per away-from-home meal was 628 kcal (±101 kcal), about 35% of the average daily intake for this population. Meals contained both healthy foods, such as rice, beans, and fish, and unhealthy foods, such as soft drinks, snacks, sandwiches, and pizza.Conclusion: Individuals who ate away from home had worse diets. However, the presence of healthy foods indicates a possibility of improvement if purposeful programmatic actions are taken.

scholarly journals Associations between perceived friends’ support of healthy eating and meal skipping in adolescence

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 3266-3274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Rosenrauch ◽  
Kylie Ball ◽  
Karen E Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Peer Influence ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Friendship Groups ◽  
Friendship Group ◽  
Shared Beliefs ◽  
Meal Skipping

AbstractObjectiveMeal skipping is a relatively common behaviour during adolescence. As peer influence increases during adolescence, friendship groups may play a role in determining eating patterns such as meal skipping. The current study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between perceived friends’ support of healthy eating and breakfast and lunch skipping among adolescents.DesignSurvey of intrapersonal, social and environmental factors that may influence eating patterns at baseline (2004/05) and follow-up (2006/07).SettingThirty-seven secondary schools in Victoria, Australia.SubjectsSample of 1785 students aged 12–15 years at baseline.ResultsAdolescents who reported that their friends sometimes or often ate healthy foods with them were less likely (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) to skip breakfast (sometimes: 0·71; 0·57, 0·90; often: 0·54; 0·38, 0·76) or lunch (sometimes: 0·61; 0·41, 0·89; often: 0·59; 0·37, 0·94) at baseline than those who reported their friends never or rarely displayed this behaviour. Although this variable was associated with lunch skipping at follow-up, there was no evidence of an association with breakfast skipping at follow-up. There was no evidence of an association between perceived encouragement of healthy eating, and an inconsistent relationship between perceived discouragement of junk food consumption, and meal skipping.ConclusionsFriends eating healthy foods together may serve to reduce meal skipping during early adolescence, possibly due to the influence of directly observable behaviour and shared beliefs held by those in the same friendship group. Verbal encouragement or discouragement from friends may be less impactful an influence on meal skipping (than directly observable behaviours) in adolescents.

scholarly journals Dietary intake of tocopherols and risk of incident disabling dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoko Aoki ◽  
Kazumasa Yamagishi ◽  
Koutatsu Maruyama ◽  
Rie Kishida ◽  
Ai Ikeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Independent Effect ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Total Tocopherol ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Linoleic Acid Intake ◽  
History Of

AbstractTocopherols, strong antioxidants, may be useful in preventing dementia, but the epidemiological evidence is insufficient. We performed a community-based follow-up study of Japanese, the Circulatory Risk in Community Study, involving 3739 people aged 40–64 years at baseline (1985–1999). Incident disabling dementia was followed up from 1999 through 2020. For subtype analysis, we classified disabling dementia into that with and that without a history of stroke. Dietary intake of tocopherols (total, α, β, γ, and δ) were estimated using 24-h recall surveys. During a median follow-up of 19.7 years, 670 cases of disabling dementia developed. Total tocopherol intake was inversely associated with risk of disabling dementia with multivariable hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 0.79 (0.63–1.00) for the highest versus lowest quartiles of total tocopherol intake (P for trend = 0.05). However, the association was strengthened when further adjusted for α-linolenic acid intake (Spearman correlation with total tocopherol intake = 0.93), with multivariable hazard ratios of 0.50 (0.34–0.74) (P for trend = 0.001) but was weakened and nonsignificant when further adjusted for linoleic acid intake (Spearman correlation with total tocopherol intake = 0.92), with multivariable hazard ratios of 0.69 (0.47–1.01) (P for trend = 0.05). Similar but nonsignificant inverse associations were observed for α-, γ-, and δ-tocopherols but not for β-tocopherol. These results were similar regardless of the presence of a history of stroke. Dietary tocopherol intake was inversely associated with risk of disabling dementia, but its independent effect was uncertain owing to a high intercorrelation of α-linolenic linoleic acids with total tocopherol intake. Even with such confounding, a diet high in tocopherols may help prevent the onset of dementia.

scholarly journals Contribution of Major Groups of Food Products to the Daily Intake of Selected Elements—Results from Analytical Determinations Supported by Chemometric Analysis

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3412
Author(s):  
Wojciech Koch ◽  
Marcin Czop ◽  
Agnieszka Nawrocka ◽  
Dariusz Wiącek
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Icp Oes ◽  
High Intake ◽  
Sodium Potassium ◽  
Milk Products ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
Very High

Food is a major source of minerals for humans. The main objective of this study was to determine the intake level of 10 essential macro- (Na, K, Ca, and Mg) and trace elements (Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cr, and Se) with major food groups among young adults. Dietary intake of elements was evaluated using the 24-h dietary recall technique in combination with F-AAS and ICP-OES methods. A very high intake of sodium and a very low intake of calcium, combined with inappropriate sodium/potassium ratio, may be harmful to the health of the population. Dietary intake of trace elements was within the range of reference values in the subjects, with cereals being the major source of a majority of those elements, while meat (38% for Na), vegetables (25% for K), and milk products (75% for Ca) were the main contributors to the daily dietary intake of macroelements. PCA revealed several visible trends in the datasetAmong men, the intake of Zn, Cr Na and K was significantly correlated with the consumption of meat and vegetables, whereas Mg, Se, Fe and Cu with cereals and water and beverages. Among women, the intake of Mg was significantly correlated with the consumption of meat and vegetables.

Do patients with atypical parathyroid adenoma need a close follow-up?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Saponaro ◽  
Elena Pardi ◽  
Laura Mazoni ◽  
Simona Borsari ◽  
Liborio Torregrossa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parathyroid Adenoma ◽  
Serum Calcium ◽  
Good Prognosis ◽  
Histopathological Diagnosis ◽  
Symptomatic Disease ◽  
Asymptomatic Patients ◽  
Parathyroid Adenomas ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Atypical Parathyroid Adenoma

Abstract Context Atypical parathyroid adenomas (APAs) are neoplasms with uncertain malignant potential but lack unequivocal histological signs of malignancy. Objective To retrospectively evaluate the clinical and biochemical profiles of patients with APA, the outcome after parathyroidectomy (PTX), and the presence of CDC73 germline and somatic mutations. Design Monocentric study on consecutive patients undergoing PTX for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) between June 2000 and December 2020. Patients Fifty-eight patients with a confirmed histopathological diagnosis of APA. Age and sex-matched controls with parathyroid adenoma (PA) were also included. Results Fifty-four patients had sporadic PHPT and four familial isolated hyperparathyroidism (FIHP). Thirty-four patients (59%) had a symptomatic disease. Serum calcium and PTH levels were significantly higher in symptomatic compared to asymptomatic patients (P=0.048 and 0.008, respectively). FIHP patients were younger than the sporadic counterpart (30±17yr vs. 55±13 yrs). APA patients had significantly higher serum calcium and PTH levels and lower 25(OH)D concentration, BMD and T-score at 1/3 distal radius compared to those with PA. Four of 56 APA patients displayed a CDC73 germline mutation. No somatic CDC73 mutation was identified in 24 tumor specimens. The mean follow-up after surgery was of 60±56.4 months. All but six patients (90%), five with apparently sporadic PHPT and one with FIHP, were cured after surgery. Conclusions The large majority of patients with APA, despite a moderate/severe phenotype, have a good prognosis. Germline CDC73 mutation-positive patients had a higher rate of persistent/recurrent disease. CDC73 gene alterations do not seem to have a relevant role in the tumorigenesis of sporadic APA.

scholarly journals Dietary Intake In Adult Female Coeliac Disease Patients In Slovenia

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Aja Kocuvan Mijatov ◽  
Dušanka Mičetić-Turk
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Coeliac Disease ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Dietary Fibre ◽  
Resting Metabolic Rate ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Food Diary ◽  
Inorganic Substances

Abstract Objectives The aim of the study was to assess dietary intake of coeliac disease (CD) patients and to determine if they are meeting the dietary reference values for a balanced diet. Subjects/Methods 40 women with CD, aged from 23 to 76 participated in our study. Total daily intake was assessed by a three-day food diary. Resting metabolic rate (RMR) was calculated using Harris-Benedict equation. Considering physical activity level (PAL) 1.4, the recommended total energy expenditure (TEE) value was determined. The data was evaluated with professional evaluation software Prodi and statistically analysed. Results 40 participants returned the food diary. The average energy intake was significantly too low to ensure the meeting of all-day energy needs (p<0.05). The meals contained a recommended proportion of protein, but a statistically significantly higher proportion of fat (p<0.05), lower proportion of carbohydrates and a significantly lower intake of dietary fibre (p<0.05). Regarding macro-, micro- elements and vitamins, there was a significant lack in the intake of calcium and iodine, folic acid, vitamin D and vitamin A (p<0.05), meanwhile iron intake was at the lower limit of the recommended intake, whereas zinc, potassium and vitamin K intake were significantly higher according to the recommended values, but were comparable with the intake of the general population in the Central European area. Conclusion Even in subjects with adequate or low daily energy intake, their meals contained too much fat, too few carbohydrates and dietary fibre as well as inorganic substances. The patients with CD should get regular nutritional monitoring and education on the quality and balance of a gluten-free diet.

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