Development and validation of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire to assess free sugar intake among Sri Lankan preschool children.

ABSTRACT: The present study aims to develop a quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess free sugar intake as a whole and at the food group levels, retrospectively, over the past 3 months among 4 to 5-year-old preschool children in the Colombo district, Sri Lanka. Then, to assess its reliability and relative validity. In the development phase, three 24-hour dietary recalls (24 hDRs) of 518 preschool children were collected from caregivers. Based on that, a 67-item FFQ was developed, including commonly consumed free sugar-containing food items. The validation study was conducted among another 108 preschool children. The relative validity of the FFQ was assessed by comparing it with the 24 hDRs. The test-retest reliability was assessed by repeated application of the FFQ to the same popu

SUBMITTER: Mututanthri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9947589 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature