Food Preference Assessed by the Newly Developed Nutrition-Based Japan Food Preference Questionnaire and Its Association with Dietary Intake in Abdominal-Obese Subjects.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Understanding food preferences is important for weight management. However, methods for assessing food preferences are not well established, especially in Japan. This study aimed to examine detailed food preferences and their associations with actual food intake in non-obese and abdominal-obese subjects using a newly developed questionnaire tailored for the Japanese population.

Methods

We developed the Japan Food Preference Questionnaire (JFPQ) to evaluate food preferences across four nutrient groups based on nutritional evidence: carbohydrate, fat, protein, and dietary fiber. A total of 38 non-obese and 30 abdominal-obese participants completed both the JFPQ and the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Food preferences for each nutrient were compared be

SUBMITTER: Nagai N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11644194 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature