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National food consumption surveys are crucial for monitoring the nutritional status of individuals, defining nutrition policies, estimating dietary exposure, and assessing the environmental impact of the diet. The methods for conducting them are time and resource-consuming, so they are usually carried out after extended periods of time, which does not allow for timely monitoring of any changes in the population’s dietary patterns. This study aims to compare the results of nutrition-related mobile apps that are most popular in Italy, with data obtained with the dietary software Foodsoft 1.0, which was recently used in the Italian national dietary survey IV SCAI. The apps considered in this study were selected according to criteria, such as popularity (downloads >10,000); Italian language; input characteristics (daily dietary recording ability); output features (calculation of energy and macronutrients associated with consumption), etc. 415 apps in Google Play and 226 in the iTunes Store were examined, then the following five apps were selected: YAZIO, Lifesum, Oreegano, Macro and Fitatu. Twenty 24-hour recalls were extracted from the IV SCAI database and inputted into the apps. Energy and macronutrient intake data were compared with Foodsoft 1.0 output. Good agreement was found between the selected apps and Foodsoft 1.0 (high correlation index), and no significant differences were found in the mean values of energy and macronutrients, except for fat intakes. In conclusion, the selected apps could be a suitable tool for assessing dietary intake
Lorenza Mistura; Francisco Javier Comendador Azcarraga; Laura D’Addezio; Deborah Martone; Aida Turrini. An Italian Case Study for Assessing Nutrient Intake through Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps. Nutrients 2021, 13, 3073 .
AMA StyleLorenza Mistura, Francisco Javier Comendador Azcarraga, Laura D’Addezio, Deborah Martone, Aida Turrini. An Italian Case Study for Assessing Nutrient Intake through Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps. Nutrients. 2021; 13 (9):3073.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLorenza Mistura; Francisco Javier Comendador Azcarraga; Laura D’Addezio; Deborah Martone; Aida Turrini. 2021. "An Italian Case Study for Assessing Nutrient Intake through Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps." Nutrients 13, no. 9: 3073.
School is considered a privileged environment for health education and school feeding represents an opportunity for promoting sustainable foods to young generations. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate that is possible to select, from existing school menus, recipes that combine healthy foods with low environmental impact. A national sample of Italian school menus was collected and a total number of 194 recipes were included on a database containing 70 first courses, 83 s courses, 39 side dishes, 1 portion of fruit, and 1 portion of bread. A mathematical model was conceived to combine nutritional adequacy and acceptability criteria while minimizing GHGs emissions. The result is a four-week menu characterized by large vegetable components that were used not only as side dishes but also as ingredients in the first and second courses. Legumes and pasta are often included, and white meat is selected instead of red meat. The findings presented in this paper demonstrated that it is possible to design environmental-friendly meals from existing school menus. The mathematical model developed in this work has the potentiality of being completely scalable, easily updatable, and widely utilizable in different settings either for design or monitoring purposes as well as for research data collection.
Laura Rossi; Marika Ferrari; Deborah Martone; Luca Benvenuti; Alberto De Santis. The Promotions of Sustainable Lunch Meals in School Feeding Programs: The Case of Italy. Nutrients 2021, 13, 1571 .
AMA StyleLaura Rossi, Marika Ferrari, Deborah Martone, Luca Benvenuti, Alberto De Santis. The Promotions of Sustainable Lunch Meals in School Feeding Programs: The Case of Italy. Nutrients. 2021; 13 (5):1571.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaura Rossi; Marika Ferrari; Deborah Martone; Luca Benvenuti; Alberto De Santis. 2021. "The Promotions of Sustainable Lunch Meals in School Feeding Programs: The Case of Italy." Nutrients 13, no. 5: 1571.