Evaluation of a short food frequency questionnaire for dietary intake assessment among children

Vilela, Sofia; Severo, Mílton; Moreira, Teresa; Ramos, Elisabete; Lopes, Carla

doi:10.1038/s41430-018-0200-4

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“…All responses were analyzed by NutritionQuest (Berkley, CA., USA). Food consumption across the 24 h testing period was self-reported using a 24 h food-record, which was then analyzed using ESHA nutritional software [25].…”

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Effects of post exercise protein supplementation on markers of bone turnover in adolescent swimmers

Theocharidis

McKinlay

Vlachopoulos

et al. 2020

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

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Background: This study examined the effects of whey protein supplementation, compared with an isocaloric carbohydrate beverage and water, consumed immediately following an intense swimming trial on bone turnover in adolescent swimmers. Methods: Fifty-eight (31 female, 27 male) swimmers (14.1 ± 0.4 years) were stratified into three groups matched for age, sex and body mass. The protein and carbohydrate groups consumed two isocaloric post-exercise beverages each containing 0.3 g . kg − 1 of whey protein (with~6 mg of calcium) or maltodextrin while the control group consumed water. Participants provided a morning, fasted, resting blood sample, then performed an intense swimming trial consisting of a maximal 200 m swim followed by a high intensity interval swimming protocol (5x100m, 5x50m and 5x25m; 1:1 work-to-rest ratio). Following swimming, they consumed their first respective postexercise beverage, and 2 h later, they performed a second maximal swim immediately followed by the second beverage. Approximately 3 h after the second beverage, two post-consumption blood samples were collected at 8 h and 24 h from baseline. Procollagen type 1 intact N-terminal propeptide (PINP) and carboxy-terminal collagen crosslinks (CTXI) were measured in serum. The multiples of medians of PINP and CTXI were also used to calculate bone turnover rate and balance. Results: No significant changes were observed in PINP. CTXI increased (+ 11%) at 8 h in all groups, but then significantly decreased (− 22%) at 24 h in the protein group only. The protein group also had a significantly higher calculated rate of bone turnover at 8 h and 24 h compared to baseline, which was not observed in the other groups.Conclusions: These results shed light on the potential importance of protein consumed shortly after intense swimming in promoting positive bone turnover responses up to 24 h following exercise in adolescent athletes. Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov PRS; NCT04114045. Registered 1 October 2019 -Retrospectively registered.

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Section: Baseline Measurementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of post exercise protein supplementation on markers of bone turnover in adolescent swimmers

Theocharidis

McKinlay

Vlachopoulos

et al. 2020

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

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“…The FFQ was answered by parents, in a face-to-face interview, who might not be aware of every food offered to children when they are with other caregivers or in school. However, in a subsample of children from the Generation XXI cohort, dietary information collected from 3-d food diaries was compared with dietary data from the FFQ, supporting the validity of the results, particularly for those foods that are more frequently consumed (31) . Information about the duration of breastfeeding was collected only at the 4-year follow-up, which may represent a potential memory bias.…”

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“…The low correlation between the healthy eating index score and the nutrients' intake might be a threat to the external validation of the index. Nevertheless, this might be partly explained by the nature of the collection method and the usually obtained low to medium correlations obtained between FFQ and food diaries (31) . * Statistically significant associations.…”

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“…Data on children's food consumption were collected through an FFQ, applied by trained interviewers to the main caregiver of the child (usually the mother), referring to the 6 months prior to the interview, at both ages (31,32) . At 4 years, the FFQ asked the frequency of intake of thirty-five food items, while at 7 years, the FFQ included thirty-eight food items.…”

Section: Child's Dietary Intakementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a subsample of children, dietary intake was also collected using 3-d food diaries, two weekdays and one weekend day, at 4 and 7 years of age (n 2993), completed by the main caregiver (31,34) . Parents were asked to record all the foods and drinks that children had consumed during those days, describing the amount, brand, recipe and place of consumption, through food diaries.…”

Section: Child's Dietary Intakementioning

confidence: 99%

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Expressing gratitude and visualising one’s best possible self: Assessing the effectiveness of a four-week intervention on affect and health behaviours during the COVID-19 lockdown

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Herrmann,

Chiappe

2023

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Evaluation of a short food frequency questionnaire for dietary intake assessment among children

Abstract: The results suggest that the FFQ is a reasonably good instrument to estimate dietary intake in children. Moreover, adjusting the FFQ portion size, by using a z-score method, seems to increase the accuracy of dietary data in children.

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Effects of post exercise protein supplementation on markers of bone turnover in adolescent swimmers

Effects of post exercise protein supplementation on markers of bone turnover in adolescent swimmers

Adherence to a healthy eating index from pre-school to school age and its associations with sociodemographic and early life factors

Expressing gratitude and visualising one’s best possible self: Assessing the effectiveness of a four-week intervention on affect and health behaviours during the COVID-19 lockdown

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