Pilot study in the view of a Pan‐European dietary survey – adolescents, adults and elderly

Ambrus, Árpád; Horváth, Zsuzsanna; Farkas, Zsuzsanna; Dorogházi, Enikő; Cseh, J.; Petrova, Stefka; Dimitrov, Plamen; Duleva, Vesselka; Rangelova, Lalka; Chikova‐Iscener, Ekaterina; vaskainen, Marja‐Leena; Pakkala, Heikki; Heinemeyer, Gerhard; Lindtner, Oliver; Schweter, Antje; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Naska, Androniki; Sekuła, W.; Guiomar, Sofia; Lopes, Carla; Torres, Duarte

doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2013.en-508

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“…The selection of standard log-difference is based on the Weber-Fechner general psychophysical law that the relationship between physical stimulus intensity and sensory intensity (assessed as 'just noticeable difference') approximates a log function (15) . Furthermore, the adequacy of the selected foods and dishes was evaluated through a feasibility study among 225 adolescents and adults undertaken in 2012 in preparation for the large-scale national data collection (16) . Food was displayed on three different types of plate (flat, soup plates and bowls) of common white colour and no pattern.…”

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“…Since it is practically impossible to include pictures for all the foods in the list of the HHF Nutrition Tool, the application of density factors allows the use of pictures of similar items for quantification purposes (for instance, the consumption of cauliflower can be quantified through the broccoli photo series using the respective density factor). For the density assessments, food volumes were measured by the displacement method, after storing the item in a special bag, removing all air, immersing it in water in a graduated cylinder and noting the difference in the water level (16) .…”

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Evaluation of a digital food photography atlas used as portion size measurement aid in dietary surveys in Greece

Naska

Valanou

Peppa

et al. 2016

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To evaluate how well respondents perceive digital images of food portions commonly consumed in Greece. Design: The picture series was defined on the basis of usual dietary intakes assessed in earlier large-scale studies in Greece. The evaluation included 2218 pre-weighed actual portions shown to participants, who were subsequently asked to link each portion to a food picture. Mean differences between picture numbers selected and portions actually shown were compared using the Wilcoxon paired signed-rank test. The effect of personal characteristics on participants' selections was evaluated through unpaired t tests (sex and school years) or through Tukey-Kramer pairwise comparisons (age and food groups). Setting: Testing of participants' perception of digital food images used in the Greek national nutrition survey. Subjects: Individuals (n 103, 61 % females) aged 12 years and over, selected on the basis of the target population of the Greek nutrition survey using convenience sampling. Results: Individuals selected the correct or adjacent image in about 90 % of the assessments and tended to overestimate small and underestimate large quantities. Photographs of Greek traditional pies and meat-based pastry dishes led participants to perceive the amounts in the photos larger than they actually were. Adolescents were more prone to underestimating food quantities through the pictures. Conclusions: The digital food atlas appears generally suitable to be used for the estimation of average food intakes in large-scale dietary surveys in Greece. However, individuals who consistently consume only small or only large food portions may have biased perceptions in relation to others.

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Evaluation of a digital food photography atlas used as portion size measurement aid in dietary surveys in Greece

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Peppa

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“…The PILOT-PANEU project (Ambrus et al, 2013) developed, tested and evaluated the applicability of tools and procedures for conducting a dietary survey with adolescents, adults and elderly people, based on 2 x 24-hr recall.…”

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Review of the state of the art of human biomonitoring for chemical substances and its application to human exposure assessment for food safety

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Mørck²,

Polcher³

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Human biomonitoring (HBM) measures the levels of substances in body fluids and tissues. Many countries have conducted HBM studies, yet little is known about its application towards chemical risk assessment, particularly in relation to food safety. Therefore a literature search was performed in several databases and conference proceedings for 2002 -2014. Definitions of HBM and biomarkers, HBM techniques and requirements, and the possible application to the different steps of risk assessment were described. The usefulness of HBM for exposure assessment of chemical substances from food source, and for the implementation of a systematic Post Market Monitoring (PMM) approach for regulated chemical substances was evaluated. An inventory of HBM programmes provides detailed information about study design, analytical methods, reference values (RV) and biomarkers used. Environmental monitoring and associations between HBM values and food, as well as coverage of substances and remaining deficits are highlighted. The review of study results provides information on emerging chemicals, higher exposed and particularly vulnerable populations.Conclusions: HBM can bring added value for chemical risk assessment in food safety areas (namely exposure assessment), and for the implementation of a systematic PMM approach. But further work needs to be done to improve usability. Major deficits are the lack of HBM guidance values on a considerable number of substance groups, for which health based guidance values (HBGVs) have been developed, insufficient knowledge regarding exposure sources, and incomplete dietary intake assessment. Recommendations: We recommend to foster development of HBM based guidance values and validated analytical methods/BMs, stronger inclusion of substances of interest for EFSA in European surveys, expanded monitoring of highly exposed and vulnerable subgroups, uptake of EFSA guidance concerning dietary intake assessment, as well as biobanking, surveillance synergies and targeted research, and an EU wide collaborative approach to support the future use of HBM in PMM.©BiPRO GmbH, 2015 DISCLAIMERThe present document has been produced and adopted by the bodies identified above as author(s). This task has been carried out exclusively by the author(s) in the context of a contract between the European Food Safety Authority and the author(s), awarded following a tender procedure. The present document is published complying with the transparency principle to which the Authority is subject. It may not be considered as an output adopted by the Authority. The European Food Safety Authority reserves its rights, view and position as regards the issues addressed and the conclusions reached in the present document, without prejudice to the rights of the authors. The present document has been produced and adopted by the bodies identified above as author(s). This task has been carried out exclusively by the author(s) in the context of a contract between the European Food Safety Authority and the author(s), awarded foll...

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“…Food items or groups were selected based on the one hand, on PANEU FPQ (Ambrus et al, 2013) and, on the other hand, on recommendations given by AECOSAN staff working in different areas of food safety and nutrition.…”

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“…The adaptation and design of different tools was made following PANEU Project recommendations (Ambrus et al, 2013).…”

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Spanish National dietary survey in adults, elderly and pregnant women

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Rubio

Sanchidrián

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Pilot study in the view of a Pan‐European dietary survey – adolescents, adults and elderly

Cited by 54 publications

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Evaluation of a digital food photography atlas used as portion size measurement aid in dietary surveys in Greece

Evaluation of a digital food photography atlas used as portion size measurement aid in dietary surveys in Greece

Review of the state of the art of human biomonitoring for chemical substances and its application to human exposure assessment for food safety

Spanish National dietary survey in adults, elderly and pregnant women

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