Questionário de frequência alimentar do DHA

DHA Food Frequency Questionnaire

The following is a questionnaire that will estimate your daily omega-3 DHA intake. DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid mainly found in seafood, eggs and dietary supplements. Please answer the questions based upon your consumption of the following foods over the past 2 months. You will be shown a sliding scale bar to provide amounts. Answer each question as best you can and feel free to estimate if you are not sure, as a guess is better than leaving the answer blank. Please note that this questionnaire is for informational and educational purposes only and does not substitute professional medical advice or consultation with healthcare professionals. The data will not be shared with others.

How many 3oz. (~85g) servings of the following fish have you eaten in the past 2 months? A 3oz. (~85g) serving is the size of a deck of cards.

Bluefish
Blue fin tuna
Cisco-smoked
Herring
Mackerel
Pollock
Sardines
Salmon
Whitefish

How many 3oz. (~85g) servings of the following fish have you eaten in the past 2 months? A 3oz. (~85g) serving is the size of a deck of cards.

Bass
Calamari
Catfish
Drumfish
Flounder
Grouper
Halibut
Mussels
Perch
Redfish
Rockfish
Shark
Snapper
Sole
Squid
Trout
Tuna-canned
Whiting

How many 3oz. (~85g) servings of the following fish have you eaten in the past 2 months? A 3oz. (~85g) serving is the size of a deck of cards.

Carp
Clams
Cod
Crab
Crayfish
Eel
Fish patties
Fish sticks
Haddock
Lobster
Mullet
Oysters
Pike
Pompano
Scallops
Shrimp
Sturgeon

How many 3oz. (~85g) servings of liver did you eat in the past 2 months? A 3oz. (~85g) serving is the size of a deck of cards.

How many egg yolks did you eat EACH WEEK (including egg yolks used in cooking) in the past 2 months?

How many 3 oz. (~85g) servings of chicken, turkey, or other poultry (not including livers) did you eat EACH WEEK in the past 2 months? A 3oz. (~85g) serving is the size of a deck of cards.

Você está tomando um suplemento alimentar com DHA (óleo de algas ou de peixe)?

Quantidade de DHA em cada cápsula/serviço (em mg)?

mg

Quantos dias por semana você se lembra de tomar o suplemento?

dias

TOTAL DAILY DHA INTAKE:

Thank you for taking the survey. Your daily DHA intake is less than 200mg, which is below expert recommendations for the general population1. DHA is found in seafood, eggs, and dietary supplements (algal or fish oil).

 

1. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Fats and Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition: Report of an Expert Consultation. FAO; Rome, Italy: 2010. FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 91.

Thank you for taking the survey. Your estimated daily DHA intake is above 200mg, which appears to be adequate, as most experts recommend a minimum of 200mg DHA per day.1

 

1. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Fats and Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition: Report of an Expert Consultation. FAO; Rome, Italy: 2010. FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 91.

Esse questionário de frequência alimentar com sete perguntas foi desenvolvido pela DSM Nutritional Products e adaptado pela Dra. Susan Carlson e sua equipe de cientistas da nutrição da Universidade de Kansas. O questionário foi validado em mulheres grávidas residentes no meio-oeste dos Estados Unidos e atualmente é usado como ferramenta de triagem no início da gravidez no Centro Médico da Universidade de Kansas para identificar mulheres grávidas com alto risco de parto prematuro devido à baixa ingestão de DHA.1,2

Referências

1. Crawford SA, et al. Validação de um questionário abreviado de frequência alimentar para estimar a ingestão de DHA de mulheres grávidas nos Estados Unidos, Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Fatty Acids, 2022; 177:102398

2. Christifano DN, et al. (2023, fevereiro), Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake estimated from a 7-question survey identifies pregnancies most likely to benefit from high-dose DHA supplementation, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 2023; 53:93-99

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