Dietary Intake Patterns Are Consistent Across Seasons in a Cohort of Healthy Adults in a Metropolitan Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current literature provides conflicting data regarding seasonal variability in dietary intake.

Objective

Our aim was to examine seasonal variation in dietary intake in healthy adults from the metropolitan Washington, DC, area.

Design

This study utilized an observational cohort design.

Participants/setting

Male and female healthy volunteers (n=103) between the ages of 18 and 75 years were recruited from the metropolitan Washington, DC, area to participate in a clinical study at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center from February 2011 to June 2014.

Main outcome measures

Three- to seven-day food records were collected from subjects (n=76) at three time points (12 to 15 weeks apart). Subjects were excluded from analysis (n=27) if they

SUBMITTER: Bernstein S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4698062 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature