Estimates of mineral intakes using food composition tables vs measures by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry: Part 1. calcium, phosphorus and iron
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Research into the use of food composition tables (FCTs) in public nutrition as a database to estimate dietary element intake has established that the FCT-based estimates of dietary intakes of calcium, iron and phosphorus are not the same as the results of instrumental analysis of these elements. This research involved collecting almost 900 samples of 24 hour food duplicates from adult women in six areas in Asia. The samples were exposed to estimation of dietary intakes of phosphorus, calcium and iron by using FCTs and by instrumental determination by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The findings have implications in public nutrition.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1999
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Comparison of dietary assessment methods in a Southern French population: use of weighed records, estimated-diet records and a food-frequency questionnaire
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Three dietary assessment methods, a four-day dietary record, a seven-day estimated-diet record (S7) based on a check list and a set of photographs and a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) were evaluated in terms of the validity of the parameters they measure. The results indicated that using photographs is a reliable method of assessing food and nutrient intake and that the accuracy of the FFQ technique is average for macronutrients and adequate for micronutrients.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1997
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Computerized analysis of food records: role of coding and food composition database
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A study in computerized nutrient databases reveals that computerized assessment of the diet of individuals is not always reliable. Data must be converted to a form which will enable correct calculation of nutrient intakes by computer. There is a need for a common food coding system so that the food composition database would be reliable.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1993
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