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Validity and Reproducibility of a Culture-Specific Food Frequency Questionnaire in Lebanon.

Raeda El Sayed Ahmad, Mariam Baroudi, Hibeh Shatila, Lara Nasreddine, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Rana F Chehab, Michele R Forman, Farah Naja

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Article in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Shifts in food consumption patterns in the Levant: a systematic review of the last six decades.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Raeda El Sayed AhmadDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon.
Mariam BaroudiDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon.
Hibeh ShatilaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-7011-4498
Lara NasreddineDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon.
Fatima Al Zahraa ChokorDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon.
Rana F ChehabDepartment of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3558-9006
Michele R FormanNutrition Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Farah NajaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-8861-3498
American University of Beirut · LBPurdue University West Lafayette · USUniversity of Sharjah · AE

Funding

University Research Board at the American University of Beirut 103366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to assess the validity and reproducibility of a culture-specific semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Lebanese adults. The 94-item FFQ captures intake of traditional Mediterranean dishes and Western food, reflective of current Lebanese nutrition transition. Among 107 participants (18-65 years), the FFQ was administered at baseline (FFQ-1) and one year thereafter (FFQ-2); 2-3 24-h recalls (24-HRs)/season were collected for a total of 8-12 over four seasons. A subset (

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