Maternal nutrition in pregnancy has a key influence on optimum fetal health. Eating
disorders (EDs) during pregnancy may have detrimental effects on fetal growth and the …

Objective. Assessment of dietary iron intake in pregnant women in Europe. Design. Review.
Setting. Literature search of dietary surveys reporting the intake of dietary iron using the …

Background Studies exploring the role of diet during pregnancy are still scarce, in part due
to the complexity of measuring diet and to the lack of valid instruments. The aim of this study …

Background Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is a reliable tool to estimate dietary intake
in large nutritional epidemiological studies, but there is lack of a current and validated FFQ …

Linkages between diet and other lifestyle factors may confound observational studies. We
used cluster analysis to analyze how the intake of food and nutrients during pregnancy co …

Accuracy of dietary assessment instruments such as food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is
crucial in the evaluation of diet–disease relationships. Test–retest reliability and concurrent …

METHODS A total of 236 primary school children participated in the development of the FFQ
and 209 subjects participated in the validation study, with a subsample of 30 subjects …

Background The use of nutritional supplements (NS) among athletes is widespread.
However, little is known about the relationship between nutritional adequacy and NS usage …

Background Previous studies conducted among pregnant women to test the accuracy of
food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) for estimating food group intake were restricted to one …

Background Nutritional status during pregnancy can have a significant impact on infant and
maternal health outcomes. To maintain maternal homeostasis and support fetal growth …