Background To describe a-priori diet quality indices used in children and adolescents,
appraise the validity and reliability of these indices, and synthesise evidence on the …

The most widespread non-communicable disease in the world is dental caries. Early
childhood caries (ECC) is the presence of one or more decayed, missing or filled tooth …

Socioeconomic status and nutrition knowledge are the determining factors of food choices.
However, their relationship with diet quality is ambiguous among aboriginal women in …

RESULTS Majority of households (82.9%) experienced different levels of food insecurity:
29.3% household food insecurity, 23.4% individual food insecurity, and 30.2% fell into the …

Background Diet monitoring has been linked with improved eating habits and positive health
outcomes such as prevention of obesity. However, this is often unsustainable as traditional …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES This study aims to determine contribution of meal frequency,
self-efficacy for healthy eating, and availability of healthy foods towards diet quality of …

Background Serum vitamin D insufficiency is a public health issue, especially among older
women. Sun exposure is fundamental in the production of vitamin D, but older women have …

Food price is a determining factor of food choices; however its relationship with diet quality is
unclear in Malaysia. This study aimed to examine socio-economic characteristics and daily …

Malaysia is a rapidly developing economy experiencing a nutrition transition. It suffers from a
double burden of over-and undernutrition, making it essential to understand diet quality in …

Much has been claimed on the health benefits of alkaline water including metabolic
syndrome (MetS) and its features with scarcity of scientific evidence. Methods: This cross …