Healthy Caribbean Coalition - 3
Nutritional and Dietary Scientific papers produced for the for the Barbados National Cancer Study
1. Nutritional composition of commonly consumed composite dishes for the Barbados National Cancer Study
Sangita Sharma, Rachel Harris, Xia Cao, Anselm J. M. Hennis, M. Christina Leske, Suh-Yuh Wu and the Barbados National Cancer Study Group
Primary objective - To provide for the first time, the calculated nutritional composition of 32 composite dishes commonly consumed in Barbados to enable dietary intake to be calculated from a Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire developed specifically for this population to determine associations between diet and the risk of prostate and breast cancer.
2. Dietary intake and development of a quantitative food-frequency
questionnaire for the Barbados National Cancer Study
Sangita Sharma, Rachel Harris, Xia Cao, Anselm J. M. Hennis, M. Christina Leske, Suh-Yuh Wu and the Barbados National Cancer Study Group
Objective - To develop a quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) for the
Barbados National Cancer Study (BNCS) that will permit examination of associations
of diet with breast and prostate cancer.
3. Assessing dietary patterns in Barbados highlights
the need for nutritional intervention to reduce risk
of chronic disease
Sangita Sharma, Rachel Harris, Xia Cao, Anselm J. M. Hennis, M. Christina Leske, Suh-Yuh Wu and the Barbados National Cancer Study Group
Background - The dietary habits of the Caribbean have been
changing to include more fast foods and a less nutrient dense diet.
The aims of this study are to examine dietary patterns in Barbados
and highlight foods for a nutritional intervention.
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