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Food Nutr Res. 2018 Feb 22;62. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v62.1306. eCollection 2018.

Relative validity of a short food frequency questionnaire assessing adherence to the Norwegian dietary guidelines among colorectal cancer patients.

Food & nutrition research

Hege Berg Henriksen, Monica Hauger Carlsen, Ingvild Paur, Sveinung Berntsen, Siv Kjølsrud Bøhn, Anne Juul Skjetne, Ane Sørlie Kværner, Christine Henriksen, Lene Frost Andersen, Sigbjørn Smeland, Rune Blomhoff

Affiliations

  1. Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
  2. Faculty of Health and Sports Science, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
  3. Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
  4. Division of Cancer Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
  5. Department of Clinical Service, Division of Cancer Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 29545734 PMCID: PMC5846207 DOI: 10.29219/fnr.v62.1306

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Norwegian food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) aim at reducing the risk of developing chronic diseases and promote overall health. We studied the effect of the Norwegian FBDG in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. There is a need for a time-efficient dietary assessment tool measuring adherence to these guidelines in patients treated for dietary dependent cancer, such as CRC patients.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a new short food frequency questionnaire (NORDIET-FFQ), developed to estimate adherence to the Norwegian FBDG among CRC patients.

DESIGN: Eighty-one CRC patients from both study groups in the Norwegian Dietary Guidelines and Colorectal Cancer Survival study, an ongoing dietary intervention, completed both the short 63-item NORDIET-FFQ and a 7-day weighed food record.

RESULTS: The NORDIET-FFQ was on group level able to estimate intakes of fruits, vegetables, unsalted nuts, fish, fatty fish, high fat dairy products, unprocessed meat, processed meat, red meat, water, sugar-rich beverages, alcoholic drinks, and sugar- and fat-rich foods. Ranking of individuals according to intake was good (

CONCLUSIONS: The NORDIET-FFQ showed good ability in to estimate intakes of plant-based foods, fish, dairy products, meat, and energy-dense foods; adequate ranking of individuals according to intake of most recommendations except for unprocessed meat, processed meat, and vegetables; and importantly a good ability to identify those patients in need of dietary counselling for foods that are known to modulate the risk of CRC.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov; Identifier: NCT01570010.

Keywords: cancer; dietary assessment tool; dietary intake; food based dietary guidelines; validity; weighed food records

Conflict of interest statement

All other authors declare that they have no competing interests. This project has received funding from the Research Council of Norway, Throne Holst Foundation of Nutrition Research, Norwegian Cancer

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