Diet assessment in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): Development of a food frequency questionnaire

Molina, Maria del Carmen Bisi; Faria, Carolina Perim de; Cardoso, Letícia de Oliveira; Drehmer, Michele; Velasquez Meléndez, Jorge Gustavo; Gomes, Andrea Lizabeth Costa; Melere, Cristiane; Diniz, Maria de Fátima Haueisen Sander; Sichieri, Rosely; Martins Benseñor, Isabela Judith

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Diet assessment in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): Development of a food frequency questionnaire

Molina, Maria del Carmen Bisi; Faria, Carolina Perim de; Cardoso, Letícia de Oliveira; Drehmer, Michele; Velasquez Meléndez, Jorge Gustavo; Gomes, Andrea Lizabeth Costa; Melere, Cristiane; Diniz, Maria de Fátima Haueisen Sander; Sichieri, Rosely; Martins Benseñor, Isabela Judith

URI: http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/17515

Data: 2013

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to present the development of the Food Frequency Questionaire used in the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health-Brazil and analyze how diet exposes individuals to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes Mellitus. METHODS: The Longitudinal Study of Adult Health-Brazil dietary assessment instrument is based on a previously validated Food Frequency Questionaire and the final list of items took into consideration a study done in the six Longitudinal Study of Adult Health-Brazil investigation centers. RESULTS: New foods/preparations were included in the Food Frequency Questionaire with their respective portions, totaling 114 items. The perspectives of dietary analysis and cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are presented in Longitudinal Study of Adult Health-Brazil. CONCLUSION: A new instrument was developed to cover the regional particularities of the study population.