FFQ para el estudio del consumo de cacao (portugués)

Abstract

Cocoa has been highlighted as a food with potential benefits to human health due to it being an important source of polyphenols. However, few studies show the contribution of cocoa and chocolate products in polyphenol intake. The aim of this work was to develop and validate a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) evaluating the intake of food products containing cocoa (CFFQ). A sample of university students was recruited to complete the 90-item questionnaire in Spain and therefore in Spanish (http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/handle/2445/60475) and in Portugal in a Portuguese version, which is the present document. The developed FFQ questionnaire can be considered as a valid option for assessing the consumption frequency of cocoa- and chocolate-derived products, thereby allowing the evaluation of cocoa polyphenol intake in further studies.