Carotenoid, Tocopherol, and Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Dietary Intake Estimated by Using a Brief Self-Administered Diet History Questionnaire for Older Japanese Children and Adolescents

Abstract Food frequency questionnaires, the primary method of dietary assessment in large-scale nutritional epidemiologic studies, preclude an informed evaluation of the timing of dietary intake and meal-specific dietary intake. In this study, we developed the Meal-based Diet History Questionnaire (MDHQ), a self-administered questionnaire designed for estimating food and nutrient intakes for each meal type separately. The development was done based on a 16-day dietary record obtained from 242 Japanese adults. The MDHQ consisted of the three different parts, with a total of 196 items. Part 1 of the MDHQ asks about consumption frequency of generic food groups (n 24) for each meal type: breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and night snack. Part 2 of the MDHQ asks about relative consumption frequency of sub-food groups within one of the generic food groups which are asked in Part 1. Combining information derived from Parts 1 and 2 enables to increase the number of foods we can estimate efficiently but within a limited number of questions. Part 3 of the MDHQ asks about general eating behaviors, which are intended to use in a variety of ways during dietary intake calculation. A series of calculation algorithms for food groups, energy, and nutrients were also prepared. Given that the MDHQ was empirically developed based on comprehensive information on actual food consumption, this innovative tool may be promising for future epidemiological research on meal patterns and time of day of dietary intake, or chrono-nutrition research. A rigorous evaluation of validity of the MDHQ is warranted.

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Strength of the relationships between three self-reported dietary intake instruments and serum carotenoids: the Observing Energy and Protein Nutrition (OPEN) Study

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980011003272 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 1000-1007 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Stephanie M George ◽

Frances E Thompson ◽

Douglas Midthune ◽

Amy F Subar ◽

David Berrigan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dietary Intake ◽

Open Study ◽

Individual Variability ◽

Montgomery County ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Blood Draw ◽

Diet History Questionnaire ◽

Diet History ◽

Serum Carotenoids ◽

Β Carotene

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the strength of the relationships between serum carotenoids and three self-reported dietary intake instruments often used to characterize carotenoid intake in studies of diet and disease.DesignParticipants completed a Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ), two 24 h dietary recalls (24HR), a fruit and vegetable screener and a fasting blood draw. We derived dietary intake estimates of α-carotene, β-carotene, cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin and lycopene from each diet instrument and calculated sex-specific multivariate correlations between dietary intake estimates and their corresponding serum values.SettingMontgomery County, Maryland, USA.SubjectsFour hundred and seventy women and men aged 40–69 years in the National Cancer Institute's Observing Protein and Energy Nutrition (OPEN) Study.ResultsSerum carotenoids correlated more strongly with the DHQ (r = 0·34–0·54 for women; r = 0·38–0·56 for men) than with the average of two recalls (r = 0·26–0·47 for women; r = 0·26–0·40 for men) with the exception of zeaxanthin, for which the correlations using recalls were higher. With adjustment for within-person variation, correlations between serum carotenoids and recalls were greatly improved (r = 0·38–0·83 for women; r = 0·42–0·74 for men). In most cases, correlations between serum carotenoids and the fruit and vegetable screener resembled serum–DHQ correlations.ConclusionsEvidence from the study provides support for the use of the DHQ, a fruit and vegetable screener and deattenuated recalls for estimating carotenoid status in studies without serum measures, and draws attention to the importance of adjusting for intra-individual variability when using recalls to estimate carotenoid values.

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Association between dietary intake and serum biomarkers of long-chain PUFA in Japanese preschool children

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980019004269 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Emiko Ando ◽

Naho Morisaki ◽

Keiko Asakura ◽

Kohei Ogawa ◽

Satoshi Sasaki ◽

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Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Single Centre ◽

Pufa Intake ◽

Chain Pufa ◽

Epa And Dha ◽

Old Japanese ◽

Diet History Questionnaire ◽

Diet History ◽

Positive Correlations

Abstract Objective: Recent research supports the importance of PUFA intake in children, particularly of EPA and DHA; however, few verified methods to assess whether PUFA intake is adequate are available. Design: We assessed the correlation between serum PUFA and lipid concentrations with seafood and PUFA intake measured using a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire for Japanese preschool children (BDHQ3y). Setting: Single centre birth cohort in Japan. Participants: A total of 152 36-month-old Japanese children. Results: Average dietary intake of daily seafood, EPA and DHA was 13·83 (sd 10·36) g, 49·4 (sd 43·5) mg and 98·3 (sd 64·6) mg, respectively. Significant weak-to-moderate correlations were observed between dietary intake and serum EPA (Spearman rho = 0·41, P < 0·001; Pearson r = 0·44, P < 0·001); DHA (Spearman rho = 0·40, P < 0·001; Pearson r = 0·42, P < 0·001) and AA (arachidonic acid) (Spearman rho = 0·33, P < 0·001; Pearson r = 0·32, P < 0·001), whereas no significant correlation was observed for dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA) (Spearman rho = 0·06, P = 0·484; Pearson r = 0·07, P = 0·387). Correlations between seafood intake and serum EPA and DHA were also moderate (0·39–0·43). A negative correlation between serum TAGs and serum EPA, as well as positive correlations between serum cholesterol (total cholesterol, LDL and HDL) with serum EPA and DHA were observed, whereas no significant correlations between seafood intake and serum lipid profiles. Based on this model, we estimated 61–98 g/week of seafood intake is required to meet current EPA/DHA intake recommendations by the WHO (100–150 mg/d). Conclusions: For children of 2–4 years of age, weekly intake of 61–98 g of seafood is required to meet WHO recommendations of EPA/DHA intake.

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Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Brief-Type Self-Administered Diet History Questionnaire for Japanese Children Aged 3–6 Years: Application of a Questionnaire Established for Adults in Preschool Children

Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.2188/jea.je20140174 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 341-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Keiko Asakura ◽

Megumi Haga ◽

Satoshi Sasaki

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Japanese Children ◽

Relative Validity ◽

Diet History Questionnaire ◽

Diet History

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Fatty acid intakes of children and adolescents are not in line with the dietary intake recommendations for future cardiovascular health: a systematic review of dietary intake data from thirty countries

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114511001528 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 106 (3) ◽

pp. 307-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Rajwinder K. Harika ◽

Maeve C. Cosgrove ◽

Saskia J. M. Osendarp ◽

Petra Verhoef ◽

Peter L. Zock

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Fatty Acid ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Future Research ◽

Fatty Acid Intake ◽

Acid Intake ◽

The World

Fatty acid composition of the diet may influence cardiovascular risk from early childhood onwards. The objective of the present study was to perform a systematic review of dietary fat and fatty acid intakes in children and adolescents from different countries around the world and compare these with the population nutrient intake goals for prevention of chronic diseases as defined by the WHO (2003). Data on fat and fatty acid intake were mainly collected from national dietary surveys and from population studies all published during or after 1995. These were identified by searching PubMed, and through nutritionists at local Unilever offices in different countries. Fatty acid intake data from thirty countries mainly from developed countries were included. In twenty-eight of the thirty countries, mean SFA intakes were higher than the recommended maximum of 10 % energy, whereas in twenty-one out of thirty countries mean PUFA intakes were below recommended (6–10 % energy). More and better intake data are needed, in particular for developing regions of the world, and future research should determine the extent to which improvement of dietary fatty acid intake in childhood translates into lower CHD risk in later life. Despite these limitations, the available data clearly indicate that in the majority of the countries providing data on fatty acid intake, less than half of the children and adolescents meet the SFA and PUFA intake goals that are recommended for the prevention of chronic diseases.

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The use of fatty acid biomarkers to reflect dietary intake

Current Opinion in Lipidology ◽

10.1097/01.mol.0000199814.46720.83 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 22-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 149

Author(s):

Ana Baylin ◽

Hannia Campos

Keyword(s):

Fatty Acid ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Fatty Acid Biomarkers

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Assessing the Validity of the Past-Month, Online Canadian Diet History Questionnaire II Pre and Post Nutrition Intervention

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12051454 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 1454 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Justine R. Horne ◽

Jason Gilliland ◽

Janet Madill

Keyword(s):

Dietary Intake ◽

Saturated Fat ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Nutritional Intake ◽

Completion Rates ◽

Unsaturated Fat ◽

The Past ◽

Diet History Questionnaire ◽

Diet History

Dietary intake tools are used in epidemiological and interventional studies to estimate nutritional intake. The past-month Canadian Diet History Questionnaire II (CDHQII) has not yet been validated. This study aimed to assess the validity of the CDHQII in adults by comparing dietary results from the CDHQII to the same participants’ 24-h recalls consisting of two weekdays and one weekend day. The recalls were collected using the validated multiple-pass method. Participants were asked to complete both tools at baseline, and again at 3-month follow-up. The study further aimed to determine which dietary intake tool was preferred by study participants by comparing completion rates. Data collection occurred at baseline (pre-intervention) and 3-month follow-up (post-intervention). Paired sample t-tests were conducted to compare means for the following nutrients (grams and %kcal): calories, protein, carbohydrates, total fat, saturated fat, unsaturated fat and sodium. Intraclass correlation coefficients of agreement and coefficients of variation were further calculated. Chi-square tests were used to determine the dietary assessment method with the greatest participant completion rate. At baseline (n = 104), there were no significant differences between the results of the CDHQII and three 24-h recalls (averaged), with overall moderate correlation coefficients. At 3-months (n = 53), there were significant differences (p < 0.05) between dietary intake collection methods for all nutrients assessed in this study, except for saturated fat (%kcal), unsaturated fat (%kcal), protein (%kcal) and sodium (mg). Correlation coefficients were moderate. A significantly greater proportion of participants completed the three 24-h recalls compared to the CDHQII after 3 months (completion rates of 67.2% vs. 50.8% of the sample, respectively). The CDHQII provided estimates of mean nutritional intake (calories, macronutrients and sodium) that were comparable to mean intake established from three 24-h recalls, at baseline and was validated in a sample of primarily middle-aged, college-educated, Caucasian female adults with overweight and obesity for mean baseline or cross-sectional measurement only but not for assessing individual/patient dietary intake in clinical practice (r = 0.30–0.68). This tool was not validated at 3-month follow-up. Additionally, participants preferred the three 24-h recalls to the online, past-month CDHQII.

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