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How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Diet Records

Your search returns 10 documents

• 1.   A preliminary assessment of vitamin K1 intakes and serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin levels in 11-13 year old Irish girls

  The aim of this study was to describe intake of vitamin K1 in relation to serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin levels in Irish girls

  

  Abstract:

  Low vitamin K1 intakes have been associated with low bone mineral density in women and reduced bone turnover in girls. No European data exist on the relationship between vitamin K1 and serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC), an indicator of K1 status in adolescents. The aim of the current study was to assess intakes of vitamin K1 in relation to serum ucOC status in Irish girls. A more...

  International Classification:

  Vitamin K

  Categories:

  vitamin K1; serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin levels

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Int J Vitam Nutr Res, Vol: 76 Page: 385-90 November 2006
  A. Collins; K. D. Cashman; M. Kiely

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• 2.   An evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of energy expenditure measured by heart rate and the Goldberg cut-off for energy intake: basal metabolic rate for identifying mis-reporting of energy intake by adults and children: a retrospective analysis

  This study sought to identify adults and children as under- (UR), acceptable (AR), or over-reporters (OR) of energy intake (EI) using energy expenditure measured by doubly labelled water

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To identify adults and children as under- (UR), acceptable (AR), or over-reporters (OR) of energy intake (EI) using energy expenditure measured by doubly labelled water (DLW) (EE(DLW)), and to use this as a reference to determine the sensitivity and specificity of (i) EE measured by heart rate (EE(HR)), and (ii) the Goldberg cut-off technique for classifying subjects into the more...

  International Classification:

  Diagnostic tool laboratory (doubly labelled water) - energy intake and expenditure

  Categories:

  energy intake; using energy expenditure; doubly labelled water

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Eur J Clin Nutr, Vol: 57 Page: 455-63 March 2003
  M. B. Livingstone; P. J. Robson; A. E. Black; W. A. Coward; J. M. Wallace; M. C. McKinley; J. J. Strain; P. G. McKenna

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• 3.   An examination of the influence of eating location on the diets of Irish children

  The aim of this study was to examine the influence of eating location on the diets of Irish children

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: To examine the influence of eating location on the quality of the diets of Irish children and to compare intakes at home with intakes at other people's homes and intakes outside the home, and to compare intakes at various locations outside the home. DESIGN: Food intake was measured using a 7-day weighed diary in 594 children from the Republic of Ireland (aged 5-12 years). more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and lifestyle

  Categories:

  eating location; diets

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Public Health Nutr, Vol: 10 Page: 599-607 June 2007
  S. J. Burke; S. N. McCarthy; J. L. O'Neill; E. M. Hannon; M. Kiely; A. Flynn; M. J. Gibney

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• 4.   Energy balance in cystic fibrosis when stable and during a respiratory exacerbation

  The aim of this study was to measure energy intake and total energy expenditure in a group of patients when clinically stable at home and during an exacerbation of respiratory symptoms when they were in hospital receiving intravenous antibiotics

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Undernutrition is common in young adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and implies an imbalance between energy intake and total energy expenditure (TEE). The aim of this study was to measure energy intake and TEE expenditure in a group of patients when they were clinically stable at home and during an exacerbation of respiratory symptoms when they were in more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the respiratory system - respiratory symptoms

  Categories:

  respiratory symptoms

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Clin Nutr, Vol: 23 Page: 1405-12 December 2004
  M. Mc Closkey; A. O. Redmond; C. Mc Cabe; S. Pyper; K. R. Westerterp; S. J. Elborn

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• 5.   Energy density of the diet and change in body fatness from childhood to adolescence; is there a relation?

  The aim of this study was to assess the relation between the energy density of the diet in childhood, calculated in a number of ways, and change in adiposity from childhood to adolescence

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: The contribution of energy density (ED) of the total diet to increased risk of obesity from childhood into adolescence is unclear. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the relation between the ED of the diet in childhood, calculated in a number of ways, and change in adiposity from childhood to adolescence. DESIGN: In a prospective study, 48 children (30 boys, 18 girls) were initially more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and lifestyle

  Categories:

  diet

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Am J Clin Nutr, Vol: 87 Page: 1230-7 May 2008
  T. A. McCaffrey; K. L. Rennie; M. A. Kerr; J. M. Wallace; M. P. Hannon-Fletcher; W. A. Coward; S. A. Jebb; M. B. Livingstone

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• 6.   Enhancing the capacity of food consumption surveys of short duration to estimate long-term consumer-only intakes by combination with a qualitative food frequency questionnaire

  This study examined the possibility of combining a 3-day food diary with a food frequency questionnaire to estimate mean consumer-only food intakes comparable to estimates based on a 14-day diary

  

  Abstract:

  In principle, a proper risk assessment for a food chemical requires that the time-frame for food chemical intake estimates matches the time-frame for the toxicological assessments upon which the safety statements (ADI, PTWI, etc.) are based. For food additives, the toxicological assessments are based on exposure over a lifetime. While food consumption data cannot be collected over the more...

  International Classification:

  Diagnostic tool (food diary and frequency questionaire) - food intake

  Categories:

  food diary; food frequency questionnaire; food intake estimates:

  Geography:

  International

  Food Addit Contam, Vol: 17 Page: 177-87 March 2000
  J. Lambe; J. Kearney; C. Leclercrq; D. Berardi; H. F. Zunft; S. Sulzer; S. De Henauw; M. De Volder; C. J. Lamberg-Allardt; M. U. Karkkainen; A. Dunne; M. J. Gibney

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• 7.   Measurement of dietary intake in children

  This article discusses the cognitive abilities required to self-report food intake include an adequately developed concept of time, a good memory and attention span, a knowledge the names of foods

  

  Abstract:

  When children and adolescents are the target population in dietary surveys many different respondent and observer considerations surface. The cognitive abilities required to self-report food intake include an adequately developed concept of time, a good memory and attention span, and a knowledge of the names of foods. From the age of 8 years there is a rapid increase in the ability of more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Proc Nutr Soc, Vol: 59 Page: 279-93 May 2000
  M. B. Livingstone; P. J. Robson

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• 8.   Relationships between acceptance of sour taste and fruit intakes in 18-month-old infants

  The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between acceptance of sour taste and fruit intakes in 18-month-old infants

  

  Abstract:

  The present study examined whether infants show an acceptance for extreme sour tastes and whether acceptance of sour taste is related to infants' fruit intake. Fruit intake of fifty-three infants at 6, 12 and 18 months was assessed using 3 d food records. Sour acceptance of these infants was studied at 18.1 (SD 1.5) months. Acceptance for four solutions differing in citric acid more...

  International Classification:

  Other - taste

  Categories:

  taste

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Br J Nutr, Vol: 98 Page: 1084-91 November 2007
  I. Blossfeld; A. Collins; S. Boland; R. Baixauli; M. Kiely; C. Delahunty

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• 9.   The influence of survey duration on estimates of food intakes and its relevance for public health nutrition and food safety issues

  The aim of this study was to examine the influence of food consumption survey duration on estimates of percentage consumers, mean total population, and consumers only intakes and consider its relevance for public health nutrition and food safety issues

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of food consumption survey duration on estimates of percentage consumers, mean total population intakes and intakes among consumers only and to consider its relevance for public health nutrition and food safety issues. DESIGN: Prospective food consumption survey. SETTING: A multicentre study in five centres in the European Union-Dublin, Ghent, more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and life style

  Categories:

  public health nutrition and food safety issues

  Geography:

  International

  Eur J Clin Nutr, Vol: 54 Page: 166-73 February 2000
  J. Lambe; J. Kearney; C. Leclercq; H. F. Zunft; S. De Henauw; C. J. Lamberg-Allardt; A. Dunne; M. J. Gibney

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• 10.   Tracking of nutrient intakes in adolescence: the experiences of the Young Hearts Project, Northern Ireland

  This study examined the tracking of energy and nutrient intakes, assessed by diet history, in a random sample of adolescents (boys n 225, girls n 230) at baseline (age 12 years), and subsequently at age 15 years.

  

  Abstract:

  This study evaluated the tracking of energy and nutrient intakes, assessed by diet history, in a random sample of adolescents (boys n 225, girls n 230) at baseline (age 12 years), and subsequently at age 15 years. Median energy (MJ/d) and macronutrient (g/d) intakes increased significantly (all P < 0.001) with increasing age in the boys. The girls' reported energy intake (MJ/d) remained more...

  International Classification:

  Longitudinal - Energy and nutrient intakes

  Categories:

  energy and nutrient intakes

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Br J Nutr, Vol: 84 Page: 541-8 October 2000
  P. J. Robson; A. M. Gallagher; M. B. Livingstone; G. W. Cran; J. J. Strain; J. M. Savage; C. A. Boreham

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