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In this study a self-administered meal-based semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was developed, whose main aim was to classify individuals by their intake of food groups and nutrients. The respondents (205 final participants) from the target population were recruited from students and staff of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real (Spain). The validity of the questionnaire was assessed in comparison with a four-day weighed diet record on a subset group of participants (n = 38). Results of the calibration study were similar to those reported in the literature, showing a reasonable correlation between the two methods. To improve dietary habits of the target population, an effective nutritional education programme should stress the importance of increasing consumption of food groups rich in starch and reducing those containing high level of proteins, sugars, fat and cholesterol.

Relative Validity of Starch and Sugar Intake in Japanese Adults as Estimated With Comprehensive and Brief Self-Administered Diet History Questionnaires

“…For the BDHQ1, the correlation coefficients were acceptable (0.32–0.57 for women and 0.40–0.64 for men), except for maltose and galactose. Present findings are consistent with previous Western studies, 13 – 27 where the median values of correlation coefficients for starch and sugar subtypes ranged from 0.33 (in Spain 19 ) to 0.65 (in Australia 15 ).…”

“…Dietary assessment questionnaires are widely used in large-scale epidemiological studies because of their feasibility and low cost. 12 In Western countries, many studies have reported the validity of these questionnaires for the intake of carbohydrate subtypes, such as starch, 13 – 20 total sugar, 13 – 17 , 19 – 22 and sucrose, 15 , 17 , 18 , 23 – 26 although studies on the validity of intake of added sugar 27 and saccharides, including lactose, 15 , 17 , 24 glucose, 15 fructose, 15 , 17 and galactose, 15 are limited. Conversely, there are only a few Asian studies, 28 , 29 mainly due to the lack of a comprehensive composition database on starch and sugars in Asian countries, including Japan.…”

Development and Functionality of a Parsimonious Digital Food Frequency Questionnaire for a Clinical Intervention among an Indigenous Population

“…This adaptation coincides with Indigenous methodologies for contextualized, holistic research and knowledge generation [42][43][44][45]54]. There are limited examples of meal-based FFQs in the literature, although studies show that they exhibit correlations similar to those of standard FFQs to reference methods (e.g., 24HR, weighed food records, doubly labeled water) [55][56][57]. Depending upon factors such as how they were administered (period to be covered) and length of the food list, meal-based FFQs either underestimated [55] or overestimated [57] energy intake.…”

Wake-Up. A Health Promotion Project for Sub-Saharan University Students: Results of Focus Group Sessions

“…Fregapane et al (2000) concluded in their study that an effective nutritional education programme that stresses the importance of increased consumption of food rich in starch and reducing those containing more protein, cholesterol, fat and sugar levels so as to improve dietary habits would be important. The results of the focus group sessions also showed that university students chose a diet which was not necessarily balanced or healthy which might lead to an increase of NCD in the future.…”