title: Dietary intake among adults in Trinidad and Tobago and development of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire to highlight nutritional needs for lifestyle interventions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To create a food list and develop a draft quantitative food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) for Trinidad and Tobago.
  
  
  METHODS
  A mixed sampling method was used to obtain a representative sample and trained interviewers administered 24-h dietary recalls. Portion sizes were assessed and the most frequently reported foods were tabulated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results are from 155 men and 169 women aged 21-64 years. The most frequently reported food items were: full-cream milk (64%), rice (61%), and sweetened fruit drinks (50%). Carbonated drinks were consumed by 28%. The most frequently consumed fruits were banana (23%) and citrus (22%); < 20% consumed a vegetable food item. The final QFFQ contains 146 items: 19 breads/cakes/cereals; seven rice/pastas/noodles; 12 dairy; 26 meats/poultry/fish/soy products; 15 fruits; 34 vegetables; six legumes; 11 other; 12 drinks; four alcoholic drinks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A list of commonly consumed foods in Trinidad and Tobago was obtained and a draft QFFQ was prepared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of West Indies, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Mt Hope, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: D Dan
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ramdath
authors.forename: Debbie G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hilaire
authors.forename: Kimlyn D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Sangita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D004034:Diet Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago; D055815:Young Adult