Validation of a short food frequency questionnaire to assess consumption of cereal foods, fruit and vegetables in Chinese Singaporeans

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A short food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was assessed based on its ability to measure the consumption of cereal foods, fruit and vegetables among Chinese Singaporeans. Some 81 subjects were asked to fill out the 16-item questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of a six-week period during which the said subjects also presented three diet recalls. For the three food groups, the FFQ successfully predicted over 90% of the time those that had inadequate intake based on recall data. However, the FFQ cannot be used to replace the three-day recalls in assessing intake for individuals.

Measurement, Singapore, Food and nutrition, Chinese, Chinese (Asian people), Food consumption

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Composition of platelet phospholipids after moderate consumption of red wine in healthy volunteers

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Consumption of red wine in moderate quantities for a four-week period affects the composition of platelet phospholipids, with differential effects of alcohol and non-alcoholic components. The dealcoholised wine and non-alcoholic components of red wine raise the levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids and arachidonic acid in all platelet phospholipids except in sphingomyelin. The composition of fatty acids remains unaffected by alcohol. Results provide evidence for the beneficial and antioxidant effect of red wine through its non-alcoholic components.

Analysis, Physiological aspects, Alcohol, Ethanol, Phospholipids, Unsaturated fatty acids, Fruit wines

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Dietary sodium, an independent determinant for urinary deoxypridinoline in elderly women. A cross-sectional study on the effect of dietary factors on deoxypyridinoline excretion in 24-h urine specimens from 763 free-living healthy Japanese

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A Japanese study, based on 763 people aged 20-79, indicates that bone resorption in aged women can be speeded up by high consumption of salt. The study finds that women aged 20-49 did not have the same loss of calcium in urine as those aged 50-79 when their salt consumption was increased.

Research, Japan, Minerals in nutrition, Minerals (Nutrients), Japanese, Japanese (Asian people), Salt, Salt (Food)

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