Modification of Dietary Habits for Prevention of Gout in Japanese People: Gout and Food Intake

AbstractObjectivesTo investigate the food intake of Slovenian adolescents and to compare it with food-based dietary guidelines developed for children and adolescents, named the Optimized Mixed Diet (OMD). The OMD is a useful tool for the evaluation of food intake of adolescents.DesignAll adolescents completed an FFQ at a regional health centre; a subgroup also completed a 3 d weighed dietary protocol at home.SettingThis study is a part of the first national representative study on the dietary habits of Slovenian adolescents.SubjectsThis cross-sectional study included a representative sample of 2813 Slovenian adolescents entering high school, aged 14–17 years, from all ten geographical regions of Slovenia.ResultsThe greatest deviations from the recommended intakes of the main food groups in the OMD were significantly lower intakes of (P < 0·001, mean): vegetables (179 and 163 g/d in boys and girls, respectively), bread/cereals (271 and 226 g/d), potatoes/rice/pasta (212 and 163 g/d); in boys also a significantly lower intake of fruits (mean: 321 g/d, P < 0·001) and a significantly higher intake of meat/meat products (mean: 126 g/d, P < 0·001). Additionally, the results show too high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and too low intakes of fish and plant oils in both genders.ConclusionsThe food intake pattern of Slovenian adolescents deviates markedly from a healthy eating pattern. Nutrition education and interventions are needed for Slovenian adolescents.

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Multiple factor analysis of eating patterns to detect groups at risk of malnutrition among home-dwelling older subjects in 2015

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023548 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. e023548

Author(s):

Marc-Antoine Sanchez ◽

Didier Armaingaud ◽

Yasmine Messaoudi ◽

Aude Letty ◽

Rachid Mahmoudi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Food Intake ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Multiple Factor Analysis ◽

Older Subjects ◽

Multiple Factor ◽

Group 1 ◽

Meal Delivery

ObjectiveWe aimed to describe eating patterns among home-dwelling older subjects to establish typologies of eaters at higher or lower risk of malnutrition.DesignCross-sectional study between June and September 2015 using a standardised questionnaire. The questionnaire was given to home-help employees (responsible for delivering meals to home-dwelling older persons and helping them to eat). The employees were asked to complete the questionnaire three times during the same week, for the same older adults, in order to identify the totality of their food intake.SettingRegistered customers of the home meal delivery company ‘Azaé’ (France).Participants605 older home-dwelling persons were randomly selected among customers served by the home meal delivery company.OutcomesMultiple factor analysis was used to understand the different modes of food consumption and to establish eating profiles. Hierarchical classification was performed to construct eating profiles corresponding to the dietary habits of the respondents.ResultsAverage age of the older adults was 85.3 years; 73.5% were women. Overall, 59% of participants reported that they ate out of habit, while 33.7% said they ate for pleasure. We identified four different groups of eaters, at varying levels of risk for malnutrition. Individuals in group 4 had the highest food intake in terms of quantity; and were less dependent than individuals in group 1 (p=0.05); group 1 was at highest risk of malnutrition.ConclusionImproved understanding of eating habits can help detect risky behaviours and help caregivers to promote better nutrition among home-dwelling older subjects.

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A Study on the Relationship between Dietary habits and Food Intake and Impulsiveness and Aggression in the 6th Grade Students of the Elementary School in Chuncheon Area

Culinary Science & Hospitality Research ◽

10.20878/cshr.2012.18.5.013013013 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 190-204

Author(s):

정경아 ◽

Jin Yoon

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Food Intake ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

The Relationship

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Parent–child cooking meal together may relate to parental concerns about the diets of their toddlers and preschoolers: a cross-sectional analysis in Japan

Nutrition Journal ◽

10.1186/s12937-019-0480-0 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Midori Ishikawa ◽

Kumi Eto ◽

Miki Miyoshi ◽

Tetsuji Yokoyama ◽

Mayu Haraikawa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Young Children ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Nutrition Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Picky Eating ◽

Sweetened Beverages ◽

Cooking Practices ◽

Sectional Analysis ◽

Parent Child

Abstract Background Parents often have concerns about the food habits of their young children. Cooking is a frequent behavior related to dietary activities at home. We hypothesized that “a parent cooking meals together with young children might alleviate dietary concerns.” The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between parental cooking practices (e.g., cooking meals together with the child) and diet-related concerns. Methods Data were extracted from the “National nutrition survey on preschool children” conducted among nation-wide households with toddlers and preschoolers in 2015 by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. Parents were classified into two groups comprising those who cooked meals together with their children and those who did not. The following variables were compared: taking too much time to eat (slow eaters), “picky” eating (eating only certain foods), inconsistent food intake (eating too much or too little), playing with food/utensils while eating, preferring sweetened beverages and snacks over meals, eating too fast to chew well, not swallowing food, disinterested in eating, and spitting out food. The associations between parent–child cooking meals together and the concerns pertaining to the child’s dietary habits and food intake were analyzed and compared between the two groups. Results The concerns of “picky eating” and “playing with food/utensils while eating” were lower, while “eating too much” was higher in the parent-cooking together group. The intake frequency of fish, soybeans/soy products, vegetables, and milk among children were higher in the “cooking together” group than among those in the “not cooking together” group. Children in the “cooking together” group consumed a significantly greater variety of foods than those in the “not cooking together” group. Conclusions Cooking a meal together with a child may be related to the parent’s lower concerns about the dietary habits of the child, including “picky eating” and “playing with food/utensils while eating,” but may also be related to the higher concerns of “eating too much.”

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Potential of food intake biomarkers in nutrition research

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society ◽

10.1017/s0029665120007053 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 79 (4) ◽

pp. 487-497

Author(s):

Aoife E. McNamara ◽

Lorraine Brennan

Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Metabolic Pathways ◽

Nutrient Intake ◽

Biomarker Discovery ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Major Area ◽

Area Of Interest ◽

Nutrition Research ◽

Specific Food

The influence of dietary habits on health/disease is well-established. Accurate dietary assessment is essential to understand metabolic pathways/processes involved in this relationship. In recent years, biomarker discovery has become a major area of interest for improving dietary assessment. Well-established nutrient intake biomarkers exist; however, there is growing interest in identifying and using biomarkers for more accurate and objective measurements of food intake. Metabolomics has emerged as a key tool used for biomarker discovery, employing techniques such as NMR spectroscopy, or MS. To date, a number of putatively identified biomarkers were discovered for foods including meat, cruciferous vegetables and legumes. However, many of the results are associations only and lack the desired validation including dose–response studies. Food intake biomarkers can be employed to classify individuals into consumers/non-consumers of specific foods, or into dietary patterns. Food intake biomarkers can also play a role in correcting self-reported measurement error, thus improving dietary intake estimates. Quantification of food intake was previously performed for citrus (proline betaine), chicken (guanidoacetate) and grape (tartaric acid) intake. However, this area still requires more investigation and expansion to a range of foods. The present review will assess the current literature of identified specific food intake biomarkers, their validation and the variety of biomarker uses. Addressing the utility of biomarkers and highlighting gaps in this area is important to advance the field in the context of nutrition research.

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Food intake of European adolescents in the light of different food-based dietary guidelines: results of the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980011001935 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 386-398 ◽

Cited By ~ 104

Author(s):

Katharina Diethelm ◽

Nicole Jankovic ◽

Luis A Moreno ◽

Inge Huybrechts ◽

Stefaan De Henauw ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Meat Products ◽

Later Life ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dietary Guidelines ◽

Public Health Importance ◽

Cross Sectional

AbstractObjectiveSince inadequate food consumption patterns during adolescence are not only linked with the occurrence of obesity in youth but also with the subsequent risk of developing diseases in adulthood, the establishment and maintenance of a healthy diet early in life is of great public health importance. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to describe and evaluate the food consumption of a well-characterized sample of European adolescents against food-based dietary guidelines for the first time.DesignThe HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study is a cross-sectional study, whose main objective was to obtain comparable data on a variety of nutritional and health-related parameters in adolescents aged 12·5–17·5 years.SettingTen cities in Europe.SubjectsThe initial sample consisted of more than 3000 European adolescents. Among these, 1593 adolescents (54 % female) had sufficient and plausible dietary data on energy and food intakes from two 24 h recalls using the HELENA-DIAT software.ResultsFood intake of adolescents in Europe is not optimal compared with the two food-based dietary guidelines, Optimized Mixed Diet and Food Guide Pyramid, examined in this study. Adolescents eat half of the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables and less than two-thirds of the recommended amount of milk (and milk products), but consume much more meat (and meat products), fats and sweets than recommended. However, median total energy intake may be estimated to be nearly in line with the recommendations.ConclusionThe results urge the need to improve the dietary habits of adolescents in order to maintain health in later life.

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Physical activity and dietary habits of Filipino college students

Kinesiology ◽

10.26582/k.50.1.11 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 57-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elizabeth Acampado ◽

Madonna Valenzuela

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

College Students ◽

Food Intake ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Student Population ◽

Predisposing Factors ◽

Survey Questionnaire ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

No published study has been tracked to date on the physical activity (PA) and dietary habits (DH) of Filipino college students. Thus, this cross-sectional study aimed to determine (1) the prevalence of regular PA among college students in a Philippine setting and (2) the reasons for either adherence to PA or for being inactive, (3) to describe DH of the students, (4) to compare PA involvement and DH across year levels, and (5) to correlate PA and diet behaviors. Data were collected using a self-administered survey questionnaire. Results showed that only 32.8% of the 1,706 students in this study engaged in regular PA. There were greater proportions of inactivity at higher-year levels (62.5%, 66.5%, 76.5%, and 84.8% in the first, second, third and fourth year, respectively). The major reason for inactivity was lack of time, while the students’ PA adherence was largely due to predisposing factors such as knowledge about PA, beliefs in benefits and enjoyment of PA, and confidence in performing physical activity. About one of every three students in each year level had below-average to poor dietary habits, meaning they seldom eat proper types of food. Findings of this study indicate the need for an intervention that will effectively increase regular PA and ensure proper food intake in the student population.

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Estimates of food intake and dietary habits in a random sample of adolescents in south‐east Spain

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.1046/j.1365-277x.1996.00479.x ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 463-471 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

F. Pérez‐Llamas ◽

M. Garaulet ◽

M. Nieto ◽

J.C. Baraza ◽

S. Zamora

Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Random Sample ◽

Dietary Habits

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Salivary Protein Profile and Food Intake: A Dietary Pattern Analysis

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1155/2021/6629951 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Teresa Louro ◽

Carla Simões ◽

Wilmara Lima ◽

Laura Carreira ◽

Paula Midori Castelo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Protein Profile ◽

Protein Composition ◽

Principal Component ◽

Salivary Protein ◽

Dietary Pattern Analysis ◽

Starchy Foods ◽

Different Levels

Saliva research has gained interest due to its potential as a source of biomarkers. One of the factors inducing changes in saliva, in the short term, is food intake, and evidence exist about changes in salivary proteome induced by some food components. Since this topic of research is in its early stages, it was hypothesized that saliva protein composition could be associated with different levels of adherence to dietary patterns that contain higher amounts of plant products. The aim of the present study was to test this hypothesis, in adults, by comparing salivary protein electrophoretic profiles of individuals with different diet characteristics, particularly dietary patterns (DP) that exhibit different proportions of animal and plant-based products. Dietary habits were assessed in 122 adults (61 from each sex, with ages ranging from 20 to 59 years) using Food Frequency Questionnaires. To identify the dietary patterns, a principal component analysis was used. Individual’s non-stimulated saliva was evaluated for flow rate, pH, protein concentration, α-amylase activity, and electrophoretic protein profiles. Seven dietary patterns (DP) were identified. Salivary amylase enzymatic activity was positively associated with animal-based and starchy foods DP, and with plant-based fatty foods without wine DP. At the same time, protein bands containing amylase and type S cystatins were positively associated with the cheese/yoghurt and wine DP. Our results support the association of salivary proteomics and different dietary patterns and highlight the need of considering food consumption habits in studies using saliva, since this is a factor associated with variations in the composition of this fluid.

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