Diet Quality of Young Adults Enrolling in TXT2BFiT, a Mobile Phone-Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention

(1) Background: Considering the limited amount of available data on the diet quality of children, adolescents, and young adults with an intellectual disability (ID) in Poland, as well as the higher incidence of nutritional disorders among people with ID in comparison to the general population, a study was conducted to assess the quality of diet in community-dwelling young individuals with ID. (2) Methods: A multiple-case study was carried out to obtain data on anthropometric parameters and food records over a three-day observation period for 18 subjects with ID. The nutritional value of the products and dishes consumed by the subjects was calculated using the commercial computer program Kcalmar.pro (Hermax, Poland), which contains the Polish database of the nutritional value of food products and dishes. The results presented here are those of a pilot study of a wider research project. (3) Results: The study group consisted of seven women (38.9%) and 11 men (61.1%) with an average age of 12.94 years (range 4.00–22.00) and an average BMI of 25.2 (range 14.5–35.4). The obtained results confirmed the suboptimal pattern of nutrition in children and adolescents with ID. Regarding energy intake and dietary macronutrients, only in 27.8% of cases, energy intake exceeded the Estimated Energy Requirement corresponding to age, sex, body weight, and height. Most of the respondents were characterized by correct intake of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, and 83.3% showed excessive intake of saturated fatty acids. Excessive intake of vitamins B1, B2, and B6 was observed in all subjects, and that of vitamins B3 (niacin), B12, A, and C in the vast majority of subjects, while deficiency of vitamin D was observed in all individuals and folic acid in 22.2% of individuals. Excessive intake of minerals, such as sodium, phosphorus, and magnesium was noted among most of the respondents, while the intake of calcium and iodine was found to be insufficient. Compared to people with less severe ID (grades 1 and 2), people with grade 3 ID showed significantly lower intake/reference fulfillment of dietary components such as vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, magnesium, and zinc. No significant differences were noted in the nutritional reference fulfillment for various nutrients among the groups distinguished by sex, nutritional status, or the cause of ID. (4) Conclusion: Health supervision guidelines proposed for persons with ID should take into account the dietary practices of the families caring for them, with an emphasis on the prevention and correction of irregularities that may reduce the effectiveness of rehabilitation and deteriorate the health of the affected people. Caregivers/parents of each person with ID who took part in the study were given individualized dietary advice aimed at correcting the dietary abnormalities.

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Relationship between Diet Quality and Quality of Life among Overweight and Obese Women

Journal of Nutrition and Food Security ◽

10.18502/jnfs.v6i2.6064 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mahsa Hadidi ◽

Zohreh Sajadi Hezaveh ◽

Kiarash Tanha ◽

Zahra Hamidi ◽

Masoumeh Khalighi Sikaroudi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Educational Status ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Obese Women ◽

Nutrient Density ◽

The Relationship

Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among women. Since diet quality and quality of life are two indicators of healthy lifestyle, we conducted this study to examine the relationship between these two indicators among overweight and obese women. Methods: This study was carried out among a sample of 111 overweight and obese women, aged 35-60 years in the west of Tehran, Iran. Dietary data were collected using a 168-item food frequency questionnaire and the Nutrient-Rich Food index (NRF9.3) algorithms were used to estimate the nutrient density. The quality of life was measured using 26-item WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. The SPSS 24 was run for statistical analysis. Results: We found that the participants’ quality of life had a significant relationship with their occupational, marital, and educational status, but no significant association was observed between the quality of life and diet quality (P = 0.50). Pearson correlation showed that NRF9.3 score was positively associated with body mass index (P = 0.01), but no difference was found between obese and overweight women regarding quality of life. Conclusion: The NRF9.3 index was not associated with WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire's score, while job, marriage, and education were significantly associated with the quality of life. Further studies are needed to clarify the relationship between quality of life and diet quality among overweight and obese women.

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COVID- 19 and Americans' Perceptions of Change in Diet Quality

Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences ◽

10.14307/jfcs113.1.17 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 113 (1) ◽

pp. 17-24

Author(s):

Jay Kandiah ◽

Jagdish Khubchandani ◽

Diana Saiki

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Young Adults ◽

Random Sample ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Online Survey ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

The United States ◽

Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽

Perceived Change

The objective of this research was to conduct an assessment of perceived diet quality from a national random sample of American adults and explore how the perceived change in diet quality varied by key sociodemographic characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 835 adults across the United States completed a multi-item online survey. Statistically significant differences were observed with diets worsening during the pandemic for females, young adults, racial minorities (except Asians), unemployed individuals, widowed/divorced or engaged/cohabitating individuals, those not working from home, non-healthcare professionals, and overweight and obese individuals; the pandemic had an impact on the diet quality of these groups.

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Diet Quality among Cancer Survivors and Participants without Cancer: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Study in the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Project

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11123027 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 3027 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Qianqian Gu ◽

Trevor B. J. Dummer ◽

John J. Spinelli ◽

Rachel A. Murphy

Keyword(s):

Cancer Survivors ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Breast Cancer Survivors ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cancer Site ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Cancer survivors are encouraged to have a healthy lifestyle to reduce health risks and improve survival. An understanding of health behaviors, such as diet, is also important for informing post-diagnosis support. We investigated the diet quality of cancer survivors relative to participants without cancer, overall and by cancer site and time from diagnosis. A cross-sectional study design within the Atlantic PATH study was used which included 19,973 participants aged 35 to 69 years from Atlantic Canada, of whom 1,930 were cancer survivors. A diet quality score was derived from a food frequency questionnaire. Comparisons of diet quality between cancer survivors and non-cancer controls, cancer site and years since diagnosis were examined in multivariable multi-level models. Cancer survivors had a mean diet quality of 39.1 out of 60 (SD: 8.82) and a higher diet quality than participants without cancer (mean difference: 0.45, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.84) after adjustment for confounders. Odds of high diet quality was greater in breast cancer survivors than participants without cancer (OR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.90), and higher among survivors diagnosed ≤2 years versus >10 years (OR = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.05, 2.80). No other differences by cancer site and years since diagnosis were observed. The difference in diet quality, although statistically significant, is unlikely to be meaningful, suggesting that cancer survivors have similar diet quality as participants without cancer. There was considerable room for dietary improvement regardless of cancer status, highlighting the need for dietary interventions, especially among cancer survivors, who are at higher risk for secondary health problems.

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“Cutting Down on Sugar” by Non-Dieting Young Women: An Impact on Diet Quality on Weekdays and the Weekend

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu10101463 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 1463 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Magdalena Czlapka-Matyasik ◽

Marta Lonnie ◽

Lidia Wadolowska ◽

Agnieszka Frelich

Keyword(s):

Energy Intake ◽

Young Women ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Daily Intake ◽

Sucrose Intake ◽

Sugar Intake ◽

Relative Differences ◽

And Control

Restricted sugar intake is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and may contribute to the prevention of diet-related diseases. The aim of the study was to investigate whether declared sugar restriction is reflected in actual sucrose intake and diet quality of young non-dieting women, with differentiation between the weekend and weekdays. A convenient sample of 192 non-dieting women aged 20–30 years old was recruited. The sample was divided into two groups based on each woman’s declaration: “restricting sugar” (RS, n = 76) and “not restricting sugar” (nRS, n = 116). Comparisons between groups were made separately for seven days of the week, five weekdays and two weekend days without and with an adjustment for 2000 kcal of energy. Relative differences (RD, in %) in mean diet nutritional values between groups were calculated, where RD (%) = (RS − nRS) × 100/nRS, and were verified with a two-tailed t-test. In the seven-day diet of the RS group, in comparison to the nRS group, a lower daily intake of sucrose (by 22%) and MUFA (by 8%) and a higher content of most nutrients (by 7–38%) was found. No significant differences were observed in energy intake between RS and nRS women over the course of seven days, including weekdays and the weekend. Daily intake for the weekend, in comparison to weekdays, in RC and nRC women was higher with respect to energy (by 530 and 512 kcal, i.e., 37% and 34%, respectively), sucrose (44% and 23%, respectively), and most nutrients (by 17–98% and 16–42%, respectively). However, after the adjustment for 2000 kcal of energy, the daily intake of most nutrients in the weekend was lower (by 6–30% and 3–27%, in RS and nRS groups, respectively), than during weekdays. The intention to restrict sucrose has improved diet quality by decreasing sucrose intake and increasing the content of most nutrients, but had no effect on energy intake throughout the week. The quality of the women’s diet during the weekend was compromised, regardless of restricting or not restricting sugar. Encouragement to restrict sugar intake throughout the week and control the food intake during the weekend may be an effective strategy for young women to maintain a healthy diet.

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Community-Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention Program (Co-HELP) Modification Meningkatkan Kualitas Hidup Pasien DM

Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Keperawatan Indonesia ◽

10.33221/jiiki.v10i01.475 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 26-31

Author(s):

Syulce Luselya Tubalawony ◽

Fransiska Dewi Prabawati

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Fast Food ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Community Based ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

Lifestyle Intervention Program ◽

Diabetes Melitus

Pendahuluan: Era modern yang terjadi menyebabkan perubahan gaya hidup seperti tingginya pola konsumsi fast food dan kurangnya aktivitas fisik menyebabkan peningkatan penyakit kronis salah satunya Diabetes Melitus (DM). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis efektivitas Community-Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention Program (Co-HELP) Modification terhadap kualitas hidup, kadar gula darah puasa dan tekanan darah pasien DM. Metode: Rancangan quasy experiment digunakan dengan melibatkan 76 responden yang terbagi atas 51 responden kelompok intervensi dan 25 responden kelompok kontrol yang dipilih dengan teknik purposive sampling. Kualitas Hidup responden diukur menggunakan kuesioner diabetes quality of life. Analisa hasil penelitian dengan uji Wilcoxon dan uji Mann-Whitney Hasil: Mayoritas responden kategori dewasa madya, perempuan (77,6%), lama menderita DM >5 tahun (67,1%), pekerjaan ringan (82,9%). Setelah 6 minggu diberikan intervensi Co-HELP Modification didapatkan hasil menujukan ada perbedaan yang signifikan pada kualitas hidup (p=0,000), kadar gula darah puasa (p=0,000), namun hasil uji untuk tekanan sistole dan tekanan diastole tidak ada perbedaan. Hasil uji regresi logistik ordinal menunjukkan bahwa intervensi Co-HELP Modification, umur, jenis kelamin, lama menderita/sakit DM dan pekerjaan secara simultan berpengaruh terhadap kualitas hidup (p= 1,000), kadar gula darah puasa (p=0,975), tekanan sistole (p=1,000) dan tekanan diastole (p=0,315). Kesimpulan :Penelitian ini merekomendasikan perlunya menerapkan Co-HELP Modification sebagai langkah mencegah komplikasi sehingga kualitas hidup pasien meningkat.

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