Background Previous research has shown that diet is associated with low‐grade systemic
inflammation among adults. However, no study has yet been conducted to explore the …

The intent of this chapter is to enhance understanding of various dietary assessment
methods so that the most appropriate method for a particular need is chosen. This review …

Dietary patterns established during adolescence might play a role in adulthood disease. We
examined the stability of dietary patterns (DPs) from childhood through adolescence and …

Introduction The use of innovative technologies is deemed to improve dietary assessment in
various research settings. However, their relative merits in nutritional epidemiological …

Adolescence is a critical period, because major physical and psychologic changes occur
during a very short period of time. Changes in dietary habits may induce different types of …

Background: The European IDEFICS (Identification and prevention of dietary-and lifestyle-
induced health effects in children and infants) study was set up to determine the aetiology of …

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimations, one out of five adults worldwide
will be obese by 2025. Worldwide obesity has doubled since 1980. In fact, more than 1.9 …

Online self-administered data collection, by reducing the logistic burden and cost, could
advantageously replace classical methods based on dietitian's interviews when assessing …

ObjectiveSince inadequate food consumption patterns during adolescence are not only
linked with the occurrence of obesity in youth but also with the subsequent risk of developing …

Background Evidence suggests possible synergetic effects of multiple lifestyle behaviors on
health risks like obesity and other health outcomes. A better insight in the clustering of those …