Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in Chile
Dietary fiber has been associated with health benefits; therefore, the availability of validated tools to assess food consumption associated with high-fiber foods would allow the quantification of the intake of this functional nutrient, the identification of risk groups and target populations, and t...
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| description | Dietary fiber has been associated with health benefits; therefore, the availability of validated tools to assess food consumption associated with high-fiber foods would allow the quantification of the intake of this functional nutrient, the identification of risk groups and target populations, and the development of public policies and/or programs aimed at improving the health of the population. In this study, a fiber intake short food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was translated into Spanish, and its content validity was determined by a group of experts, to subsequently conduct a pilot test including 198 subjects aged 36 ± 12.5 years, residing in Chile (46 men and 150 women), with the purpose of quantifying dietary fiber intake. The global assessment of the FFQ revealed a validity coefficient of 0.98 ± 0.02; after the application of the pilot, the mean dietary fiber intake in adult Chilean residents was 12.3 g per day, with similar results to those found in the National Food Consumption Survey 2010 (12.5 g per day in men, and 11.5 g in women). The FFQ is a quick and valid tool to classify people on the basis of their habitual dietary fiber intake. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b487e4d08c14ddeb11f3706346006f62023-11-16T22:30:30ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-02-0115490010.3390/nu15040900Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in ChileCarla Guzmán0Jonathan Espinoza1Fabiola Fuentealba2School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus Concepción, Concepción 1457, ChileSchool of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus Concepción, Concepción 1457, ChileSchool of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus Concepción, Concepción 1457, ChileDietary fiber has been associated with health benefits; therefore, the availability of validated tools to assess food consumption associated with high-fiber foods would allow the quantification of the intake of this functional nutrient, the identification of risk groups and target populations, and the development of public policies and/or programs aimed at improving the health of the population. In this study, a fiber intake short food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was translated into Spanish, and its content validity was determined by a group of experts, to subsequently conduct a pilot test including 198 subjects aged 36 ± 12.5 years, residing in Chile (46 men and 150 women), with the purpose of quantifying dietary fiber intake. The global assessment of the FFQ revealed a validity coefficient of 0.98 ± 0.02; after the application of the pilot, the mean dietary fiber intake in adult Chilean residents was 12.3 g per day, with similar results to those found in the National Food Consumption Survey 2010 (12.5 g per day in men, and 11.5 g in women). The FFQ is a quick and valid tool to classify people on the basis of their habitual dietary fiber intake.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/900dietary fiberfood frequency questionnairequestionnaire screeningvalidation |
| spellingShingle | Carla Guzmán Jonathan Espinoza Fabiola Fuentealba Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in Chile Nutrients dietary fiber food frequency questionnaire questionnaire screening validation |
| title | Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in Chile |
| title_full | Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in Chile |
| title_fullStr | Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in Chile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in Chile |
| title_short | Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in Chile |
| title_sort | pilot study to estimate dietary fiber intake in adults residing in chile |
| topic | dietary fiber food frequency questionnaire questionnaire screening validation |
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