Pilot Study to Estimate Dietary Fiber Intake in Adults Residing in Chile.

ABSTRACT: Dietary fiber has been associated with health benefits; therefore, the availability of validated tools to assess food consumption associated with high-fiber foods would allow the quantification of the intake of this functional nutrient, the identification of risk groups and target populations, and the development of public policies and/or programs aimed at improving the health of the population. In this study, a fiber intake short food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was translated into Spanish, and its content validity was determined by a group of experts, to subsequently conduct a pilot test including 198 subjects aged 36 ± 12.5 years, residing in Chile (46 men and 150 women), with the purpose of quantifying dietary fiber intake. The global assessment of the FFQ revealed a validity coeffic

SUBMITTER: Guzman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9962499 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature