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dc.contributor.authorDaly, A.
dc.contributor.authorPollard, C.
dc.contributor.authorKerr, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorBinns, Colin
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:17:16Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:17:16Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:08:48Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationDaly, A. and Pollard, C. and Kerr, D. and Binns, C. and Phillips, M. 2015. Using short dietary questions to develop indicators of dietary behaviour for use in surveys exploring attitudinal and/or behavioural aspects of dietary choices. Nutrients. 7 (8): pp. 6330-6345.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44936
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/nu7085287
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For countries where nutrition surveys are infrequent, there is a need to have some measure of healthful eating to plan and evaluate interventions. This study shows how it is possible to develop healthful eating indicators based on dietary guidelines from a cross sectional population survey. Adults 18 to 64 years answered questions about the type and amount of foods eaten the previous day, including fruit, vegetables, cereals, dairy, fish or meat and fluids. Scores were based on serves and types of food according to an established method. Factor analysis indicated two factors, confirmed by structural equation modeling: a recommended food healthful eating indicator (RF_HEI) and a discretionary food healthful eating indicator (DF_HEI). Both yield mean scores similar to an established dietary index validated against nutrient intake. Significant associations for the RF_HEI were education, income, ability to save, and attitude toward diet; and for the DF_HEI, gender, not living alone, living in a socially disadvantaged area, and attitude toward diet. The results confirm that short dietary questions can be used to develop healthful eating indicators against dietary recommendations. This will enable the exploration of dietary behaviours for “at risk” groups, such as those with excess weight, leading to more relevant interventions for populations.

dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.titleUsing short dietary questions to develop indicators of dietary behaviour for use in surveys exploring attitudinal and/or behavioural aspects of dietary choices
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number8
dcterms.source.startPage6330
dcterms.source.endPage6345
dcterms.source.titleNutrients
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This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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