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Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, Sodium and Potassium Intake in People at a...
Rodrigues, Joana; Costa, Mariana; Sousa, D.; Costa, A.R.; Lunet, N.; Cruz, V.T.; Padrão, Patrícia<jats:p>Adequate sodium and potassium intake, along with adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), are key factors for preventing hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases. However, data on the consumption of these nutrients within the MedDiet are scarce. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the association between MedDiet adherence and sodium/potassium intake in the MIND-Matosinhos randomized control...
Development and validation of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition...
Sousa, S.; Albuquerque, G.; Severo, M.; Costa, A.R.; Moreira, Pedro; Lunet, N.; Padrão, PatríciaMost 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...
Development and validation of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition...
Sousa, S.; Albuquerque, G.; Severo, M.; Costa, A.R.; Moreira, Pedro; Lunet, N.; Padrão, Patrícia
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Urinary Sodium Excretion in people at h...
Rodrigues, J.; Barbosa, M.; Sousa, D.; Costa, A.R.; Lunet, N.; Tedim Cruz, V.; Padrão, Patrícia
Development of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition literacy in Po...
Sousa, S.; Lunet, N.; Costa, A.R.; Severo, M.; Moreira, Pedro; Albuquerque, G.; Padrão, Patrícia
What is the sodium and trans-fat content in popular street and takeaway food in...
Albuquerque, G; Sousa, S; de Morais, IL; Gelormini, M; Santos, M.; Moreira, Pedro; Damasceno, A; Breda, João; Lunet, N.; Padrão, PatríciaStreet 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...
Obesity-related knowledge and body mass index : a national survey in Portugal
Henriques, A.; Azevedo, A.; Lunet, N.; Moura-Ferreira, P.; Carmo, Isabel Do; Silva, S.Purpose: Obesity-related knowledge predicts weight control but previous studies only comprise individuals with excessive weight and assess very specific aspects of knowledge. This study aims to evaluate several domains of obesity-related knowledge according to the body mass index (BMI) in a representative sample of Portuguese-speaking dwellers in mainland Portugal. Methods: A sample of 1624 participants aged 16...
FEED Cities project: The food environment description in cities in Eastern Euro...
Padrão, Patrícia; Albuquerque, G.; Gelormini, M.; Jewell, J.; Lunet, N.This technical report presents results from the FEEDcities Project - eastern Europe and central Asia. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in October 2016 to evaluate the local urban food environment. It characterized the vending sites, the food offered and the nutritional composition of the industrial and homemade street foods available in these settings. It also described the nu...
The street food trade in Dushanbe, Tajikistan: nutritional value of homemade an...
Albuquerque, G.; Gelormini, M.; Morais, I.; Damasceno, A.; Casal, S.; Pinho, Olívia; Jewell, J.; Breda, J.; Moreira, Pedro; Lunet, N.; Padrão, Patrícia
Monitoring and surveillance of street food vendors to prevent NCDs: the FEEDCit...
Gelormini, M.; Padrão, Patrícia; Lunet, N.; Jewel, J.; Morais, I.L.; Breda, J.