Development of the VEGANScreener, a Tool for a Quick Diet Quality Assessment among Vegans in Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61388971%3A_____%2F24%3A00586261" target="_blank" >RIV/61388971:_____/24:00586261 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00064173:_____/24:43926978 RIV/00216208:11120/24:43926978 RIV/61989592:15310/24:73628865 RIV/75010330:_____/24:00014613
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/9/1344" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/9/1344</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu16091344" target="_blank" >10.3390/nu16091344</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Development of the VEGANScreener, a Tool for a Quick Diet Quality Assessment among Vegans in Europe
Original language description
Background: Plant-based diets are not inherently healthy. Similar to omnivorous diets, they may contain excessive amounts of sugar, sodium, and saturated fats, or lack diversity. Moreover, vegans might be at risk of inadequate intake of certain vitamins and minerals commonly found in foods that they avoid. We developed the VEGANScreener, a tool designed to assess the diet quality of vegans in Europe. Methods: Our approach combined best practices in developing diet quality metrics with scale development approaches and involved the following: (a) narrative literature synthesis, (b) evidence evaluation by an international panel of experts, and (c) translation of evidence into a diet screener. We employed a modified Delphi technique to gather opinions from an international expert panel. Results: Twenty-five experts in the fields of nutrition, epidemiology, preventive medicine, and diet assessment participated in the first round, and nineteen participated in the subsequent round. Initially, these experts provided feedback on a pool of 38 proposed items from the literature review. Consequently, 35 revised items, with 17 having multiple versions, were suggested for further consideration. In the second round, 29 items were retained, and any residual issues were addressed in the final consensus meeting. The ultimate screener draft encompassed 29 questions, with 17 focusing on foods and nutrients to promote, and 12 addressing foods and nutrients to limit. The screener contained 24 food-based and 5 nutrient-based questions. Conclusions: We elucidated the development process of the VEGANScreener, a novel diet quality screener for vegans. Future endeavors involve contrasting the VEGANScreener against benchmark diet assessment methodologies and nutritional biomarkers and testing its acceptance. Once validated, this instrument holds potential for deployment as a self-assessment application for vegans and as a preliminary dietary screening and counseling tool in healthcare settings.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10606 - Microbiology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Nutrients
ISSN
2072-6643
e-ISSN
2072-6643
Volume of the periodical
16
Issue of the periodical within the volume
9
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
1344
UT code for WoS article
001220094100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85192944538