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NUTLY: um instrumento baseado em fotografias para medição da literacia nutricional

A literacia nutricional é um componente fulcral da literacia em saúde, e tem sido associada positivamente à prática de uma alimentação saudável. Os instrumentos atuais de medição deste conceito têm a desvantagem de depender bastante da capacidade dos participantes para ler ou fazer cálculos matemáticos, dificultando a sua aplicação em indivíduos com baixa escolaridade. Avaliam apenas conhecimentos teóricos, pel...

NUTLY: um instrumento baseado em fotografias para medição da literacia nutricional

<jats:p>A literacia nutricional é um componente fulcral da literacia em saúde, e tem sido associada positivamente à prática de uma alimentação saudável. Os instrumentos atuais de medição deste conceito têm a desvantagem de depender bastante da capacidade dos participantes para ler ou fazer cálculos matemáticos, dificultando a sua aplicação em indivíduos com baixa escolaridade. Avaliam apenas conhecimentos teóri...

Development and validation of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition...

Most instruments measuring nutrition literacy evaluate theoretical knowledge, not necessarily reflecting skills relevant to food choices. We aimed to develop and validate a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition literacy (NUTLY) among adults in Portugal. NUTLY assesses the ability to distinguish foods with different nutritional profiles; from each of several combinations of three photographs (two foods...

Patterns of street food purchase in cities from Central Asia (vol 9, 925771, 20...

In the published article, there was an error in Figure 5 as published. The legend for the red bars was Industrial only and the legend for the green bars was Homemade and industrial.However, these legends weremistakenly switched. As such, the correct legend for the red bars is Homemade and industrial and the correct legend for the green bars is Industrial only. The corrected Figure 5 and its caption appear below...

What is the sodium and trans-fat content in popular street and takeaway food in...

Street food is part of the Eastern European gastronomy, but there is a knowledge gap on food availability and nutritional composition. The aim was to investigate the street and takeaway food availability and nutritional composition in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Street food and takeaway food vending sites were included. Information on vending sites' characteristics and food availability, an...

Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina

This study aimed to describe street food and takeaway food purchasing patterns in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, throughout the day and by city location. A cross-sectional evaluation of street food and takeaway food customers was conducted in 2017. All eligible vending sites (n = 348) in the vicinity of selected markets and bus stops were included. Data on the food items purchased, and time and geographic location of...

Availability and Nutritional Composition of Street Food in Urban Central Asia: ...

Objective: To describe the availability and nutritional composition of commonly available street foods in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Methods: 384 street food vending sites (in 10 public markets) were assessed; information on vending sites characteristics and food availability and samples of the most commonly available street foods (81 homemade; 40 industrial) were collected for chemical analysis. Results: Fruit, bever...

Salt intake and gastric cancer: a pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Poo...

Purpose: Previous studies show that consuming foods preserved by salting increases the risk of gastric cancer, while results on the association between total salt or added salt and gastric cancer are less consistent and vary with the exposure considered. This study aimed to quantify the association between dietary salt exposure and gastric cancer, using an individual participant data meta-analysis of studies pa...

Nutritional content of the street food purchased in Chisinau, Moldova: Opportun...

Nutritional Characterization of Street Food in Urban Turkmenistan, Central Asia

ObjectiveDescribing the availability and nutritional composition of the most commonly available street foods in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. MethodsOne hundred sixty-one street food vending sites (six public markets) were assessed, through a collection of data on vending sites' characteristics and food availability, and samples of commonly available foods (21 homemade; 11 industrial), for chemical analysis. ResultsF...