Evaluation of brief dietary questions to estimate vegetable and fruit consumption - using serum carotenoids and red-cell folate
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01/01/2005
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<b>Objective </b>To evaluate responses to self-administered brief questions regarding consumption of vegetables and fruit by comparison with blood levels of serum carotenoids and red-cell folate.<br /><br /><b>Design </b>A cross-sectional study in which participants reported their usual intake of fruit and vegetables in servings per day, and serum levels of five carotenoids (α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein/zeaxanthin and lycopene) and red-cell folate were measured. Serum carotenoid levels were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography, and red-cell folate by an automated immunoassay system.<br /><br /><b>Settings and subjects</b> Between October and December 2000, a sample of 1598 adults aged 25 years and over, from six randomly selected urban centres in Queensland, Australia, were examined as part of a national study conducted to determine the prevalence of diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors.<br /><br /><b>Results </b>Statistically significant (P<0.01) associations with vegetable and fruit intake (categorised into groups: ≤1 serving, 2–3 servings and ≥4 servings per day) were observed for α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein/zeaxanthin and red-cell folate. The mean level of these carotenoids and of red-cell folate increased with increasing frequency of reported servings of vegetables and fruit, both before and after adjusting for potential confounding factors. A significant association with lycopene was observed only for vegetable intake before adjusting for confounders.<br /><br /><b>Conclusions </b>These data indicate that brief questions may be a simple and valuable tool for monitoring vegetable and fruit intake in this population.<br /> |
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eng |
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CABI Publishing |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30008845/mcnaughton-evaluationof-2005.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/PHN2004688 |
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2005, CABI Publishing |
Palavras-Chave | #vegetables #fruit #dietary intake methods #serum carotenoids #red-cell folate #antioxidants #biological markers #brief questions #short questions #surveys |
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Journal Article |