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Scope: The objective was to perform an inventory and critical evaluation of folate data in select... more Scope: The objective was to perform an inventory and critical evaluation of folate data in selected European and international databases. The ultimate aim was to establish guidelines for compiling standardized folate databases for international nutritional studies. Methods and results: An ad hoc questionnaire was prepared to critically compare and evaluate folate data completeness, quantification, terminologies, and documentation of 18 European and international databases, and national fortification regulations. Selected countries participated in the European Prospective Investigation into Nutrition and Cancer project and European Food Information Resource Network (EuroFIR). Folate completeness was generally high. ''Total folate'' was the most common terminology and microbiological assay was the most frequently reported quantification method. There is a lack of comparability within and between databases due to a lack of value documentation, the use of generic or non-appropriate terminologies, folate value conversions, and/or lack of identification of synthetic folic acid. Conclusion: Full value documentation and the use of EuroFIR component identifiers and/or INFOODS tagnames for total folate (''FOL'') and synthetic folic acid (''FOLAC''), with the additional use of individual folates, will increase comparability between databases. For now, the standardized microbiological assay for total folate and HPLC for synthetic folic acid are the recommended quantification methods.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014
Objective To report a nutritional rehabilitation program in Niger for the management of severe ac... more Objective To report a nutritional rehabilitation program in Niger for the management of severe acute malnutrition in infants aged <6 months.
Journal of Nutrition, 2015
Background: Maternal nutritional status is a major determinant of low birth weight and fluctuates... more Background: Maternal nutritional status is a major determinant of low birth weight and fluctuates across seasons.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009
Methods: Between 1995 and 2000, 36 034 subjects (age range: 35-74 years) completed a single stand... more Methods: Between 1995 and 2000, 36 034 subjects (age range: 35-74 years) completed a single standardized 24-h dietary recall using a computerized interview software program (EPIC-SOFT). Intakes of the fat-soluble nutrients were estimated using the standardized EPIC Nutrient Database. Results: For all the nutrients, in most centres, men had a higher level of intake than did women, even after adjustments for total energy intake and anthropometric confounders. Distinct regional gradients from northern to southern European countries were observed for all nutrients. The level intake of b-carotene and vitamin E also showed some differences by level of education, smoking status and physical activity. No meaningful differences in the nutrient intake were observed by age range. Conclusions: These results show differences by study centre, gender, age and various lifestyle variables in the intake of retinol, b-carotene, vitamin E and vitamin D between 10 European countries.
Scope: The objective was to perform an inventory and critical evaluation of folate data in select... more Scope: The objective was to perform an inventory and critical evaluation of folate data in selected European and international databases. The ultimate aim was to establish guidelines for compiling standardized folate databases for international nutritional studies. Methods and results: An ad hoc questionnaire was prepared to critically compare and evaluate folate data completeness, quantification, terminologies, and documentation of 18 European and international databases, and national fortification regulations. Selected countries participated in the European Prospective Investigation into Nutrition and Cancer project and European Food Information Resource Network (EuroFIR). Folate completeness was generally high. ''Total folate'' was the most common terminology and microbiological assay was the most frequently reported quantification method. There is a lack of comparability within and between databases due to a lack of value documentation, the use of generic or non-appropriate terminologies, folate value conversions, and/or lack of identification of synthetic folic acid. Conclusion: Full value documentation and the use of EuroFIR component identifiers and/or INFOODS tagnames for total folate (''FOL'') and synthetic folic acid (''FOLAC''), with the additional use of individual folates, will increase comparability between databases. For now, the standardized microbiological assay for total folate and HPLC for synthetic folic acid are the recommended quantification methods.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014
Objective To report a nutritional rehabilitation program in Niger for the management of severe ac... more Objective To report a nutritional rehabilitation program in Niger for the management of severe acute malnutrition in infants aged <6 months.
Journal of Nutrition, 2015
Background: Maternal nutritional status is a major determinant of low birth weight and fluctuates... more Background: Maternal nutritional status is a major determinant of low birth weight and fluctuates across seasons.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009
Methods: Between 1995 and 2000, 36 034 subjects (age range: 35-74 years) completed a single stand... more Methods: Between 1995 and 2000, 36 034 subjects (age range: 35-74 years) completed a single standardized 24-h dietary recall using a computerized interview software program (EPIC-SOFT). Intakes of the fat-soluble nutrients were estimated using the standardized EPIC Nutrient Database. Results: For all the nutrients, in most centres, men had a higher level of intake than did women, even after adjustments for total energy intake and anthropometric confounders. Distinct regional gradients from northern to southern European countries were observed for all nutrients. The level intake of b-carotene and vitamin E also showed some differences by level of education, smoking status and physical activity. No meaningful differences in the nutrient intake were observed by age range. Conclusions: These results show differences by study centre, gender, age and various lifestyle variables in the intake of retinol, b-carotene, vitamin E and vitamin D between 10 European countries.