Design characteristics of food frequency questionnaires in relation to their validity

The authors investigated the role of food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) design, including length, use of portion-size questions, and FFQ origin, in ranking subjects according to their nutrient intake. They also studied the ability of the FFQ to detect differences in energy intake between subgroups and to assess energy and protein intake. In a...

Heme and chlorophyll intake and risk of colorectal cancer in the Netherlands cohort study

Background: The evidence for red meat as a determinant of colorectal cancer remains equivocal, which might be explained by differences in heme content. Heme is the prooxidant, iron-containing porphyrin pigment of meat and its content depends on the type of meat. Chlorophyll from green vegetables might modify this association. Methods: The...

Etiology of atopy in infancy: The KOALA Birth Cohort Study

The aim of the KOALA Birth Cohort Study in the Netherlands is to identify factors that influence the clinical expression of atopic disease with a main focus on lifestyle (e.g., anthroposophy, vaccinations, antibiotics, dietary habits, breastfeeding and breast milk composition, intestinal microflora composition, infections during the first year...

Plasma carotenoid levels in Dutch men and women, and the relation with vegetable and fruit consumption

Objective: Fruit and vegetable intake is inversely associated with cancer risk in many epidemiological studies. Accurate assessment of consumption of these foods is difficult, and biomarkers of intake would overcome several drawbacks of currently used dietary assessment methods. Therefore, we investigated the relation between plasma carotenoids...

Quantity and variety of fruit and vegetable consumption and cancer risk

The recommendation for fruit and vegetable intake includes eating a certain quantity as well as a variety. The evidence for eating a variety is limited. We examined the association with cancer in a prospective cohort study among 730 Dutch men aged 65-84 yr followed for 10 years, resulting in 138 cancer cases. The quantity of fruits and...

Voedingsstoffen Inname Onderzoek (VIO): opzet en resultaten : zo eten jonge peuters in Nederland

Is Candida albicans a trigger in the onset of coeliac disease?

Coeliac disease is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease of the small intestine that is induced by ingestion of gluten proteins from wheat, barley, or rye. We postulate that Candida albicans is a trigger in the onset of coeliac disease. The virulence factor of C albicans - hyphal wall protein 1 (HWP1) - contains aminoacid sequences that are...

Het bedrijfsbelang van gezonde leefgewoonten: Visie op onderzoek naar de gezondheid, fitheid en voedingstoestand van het krijgsmachtpersoneel

In opdracht van het Ministerie van Defensie voert TNO Voeding onderzoek uit met als doel het bevorderen van de gezondheid, fitheid en voedingstoestand van het krijgsmachtpersoneel. Het onderzoeksprogramma wordt vastgesteld in overleg met de Programmacommissie Voeding & Gezondheid, waarin de drie krijgsmachtonderdelen Koninklijke Landmacht (KL),...

Voedselallergieën in Europa

Fruits and vegetables and the risk of epithelial cancer

Antioxydanten, hartinfarct en kanker: Epidemiologische inzichten