Validation of MEDFICTS Dietary Assessment Questionnaire in Turkish Population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of MEDFICTS (Meats, Eggs, Dairy, Fried foods, fat In baked goods, Convenience foods, fats added at the Table, Snacks) questionnaire in Turkish population.

Design

MEDFICTS questionnaire is a brief dietary assessment tool developed as part of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel guidelines, and it measures the adherence to Step 1 and Step 2 diets that are recommended for the prevention and treatment of CVD. MEDFICTS questionnaire was administered with 3-d food record to compare overall dietary fat intake.

Setting

This study was conducted at the Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey) in 2017.

Participants

Subjects were university students, recruited from several departments o

SUBMITTER: Goktas Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8825974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature