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Download fileStudying a population undergoing nutrition transition: a practical case study of dietary assessment in urban South African adolescents
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posted on 2010-06-30, 13:37 authored by Chiedza Zingoni, Shane A. Norris, Paula GriffithsPaula Griffiths, Noel CameronThe South African Medical Research Council food frequency questionnaire
(FFQ) and protocol was used to determine food intake in 83 adolescents from
the Birth To Twenty study. The FFQ was piloted on a small group (n=8).
Specific problems which resulted in overestimation of energy intake were
identified. The protocol was modified and administered to the remainder of the
adolescents and their caregivers. Reasonable energy intakes were obtained,
and time spent completing the FFQ was reduced. The modified protocol was
more successful in determining habitual food intake although it would benefit
from validation against other dietary intake techniques.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Research Unit
- Socio-economic status and child/adolescent health in Johannesburg-Soweto Study
Citation
ZINGONI, C. ... et al, 2009. Studying a population undergoing nutrition transition: a practical case study of dietary assessment in urban South African adolescents. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 48 (3), pp.178-198.Publisher
© Taylor & FrancisVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2009Notes
This article was accepted for publication in the journal, Ecology of Food & Nutrition [© Taylor & Francis] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240902794713ISSN
0367-0244;1543-5237Language
- en