The US Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 recommendations cover two all-encompassing concepts: 1. Maintain caloric balance over time to achieve and sustain a healthy weight. 2. Focus on consuming nutrient-dense foods and beverages. Maintain Caloric Balance over Time to Achieve and Sustain a Hea...
Insulin resistance and β-cell function of lean versus overweight or obese filipino patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc. 2019;34(2):164–70. PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Hall K. What is the required energy deficit per unit weight loss?
The results showed that Filipino American immigrants have increased risks in diet-related chronic diseases including increased BMI, waist, WHR and increased fat intake. The increased health risks based on the anthropometric measurements are even more emphasized when using the WHO Asian guidelines. The ...
The NFHS-4 gathered data on all children born within 5 years from the survey year in each household selected to participate. We restricted the main analysis of our study to children aged 6–23 months given that the WHO/UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) guidelines were developed t...
Very few participants met recommended intakes for wholegrains (n = 4, 10%), vegetables (n = 7, 18%), dairy (n = 5, 18%) and fruit (n = 13, 33%), while more children met the guidelines for meat (n = 19, 48%) and discretionary food intake (n = ...
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Dietary pattern was measured using the Dietary Acculturation Questionnaire for Filipino Americans (DAQFA) and the Block's Short Food Frequency Questionnaire (SFFQ). Health indicators included Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference and waist-hip ratio (WHR). Using the American guidelines, 36.6%...
For example, the Pearson’s correlation coefficient for MPA, vitamin A, riboflavin and folate was 0.36, 0.37, 0.33 and 0.30, respectively, indicating that dietary diversity was a significant predictor of adequate micronutrient intake of young non-breast-feeding Filipino children [9]. Lower dietary ...
Guidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation: Rome, Italy, 2013. 32. Azadbakht, L.; Mirmiran, P.; Azizi, F. Dietary diversity score is favorably associated with the metabolic syndrome in Tehranian adults. Int. J. ...