Development of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use among the Yup'ik people of Western Alaska.

ABSTRACT: Alaska Native populations are experiencing a nutrition transition and a resulting decrease in diet quality. The present study aimed to develop a quantitative food frequency questionnaire to assess the diet of the Yup'ik people of Western Alaska. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using 24-hour recalls and the information collected served as a basis for developing a quantitative food frequency questionnaire. A total of 177 males and females, aged 13-88, in six western Alaska communities, completed up to three 24-hour recalls as part of the Alaska Native Dietary and Subsistence Food Assessment Project. The frequency of the foods reported in the 24-hour recalls was tabulated and used to create a draft quantitative food frequency questionnaire, which was pilot tested and finalized with inp

SUBMITTER: Kolahdooz F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4070930 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature