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Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program

Diet History Questionnaire: Nutrient/Dietary Constituents

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You are viewing the web site for the original version of the DHQ. The latest version for the U.S. is the DHQ III; however, DHQ III does not yet have a Canadian version. The Canadian version of DHQ II is still available.

This is the current list of nutrients and dietary constituents available in Diet*Calc.

Based on CSFII:

Energy (kcal) Niacin (mg) Fatty Acid 8:0 (g)
Protein (g) Vitamin B6 (mg) Fatty Acid 10:0 (g)
Fat (g) Folate (mcg) Fatty Acid 12:0 (g)
Saturated Fat (g) Vitamin B12 (mcg) Fatty Acid 14:0 (g)
Monounsaturated Fat (g) Calcium (mg) Fatty Acid 16:0 (g)
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) Phosphorus (mg) Fatty Acid 16:1 (g)
Cholesterol (mg) Magnesium (mg) Fatty Acid 18:0 (g)
Carbohydrate (g) Iron (mg) Fatty Acid 18:1 (g)
Dietary Fiber (g) Zinc (mg) Fatty Acid 18:2 (g)
Alcohol (g) Copper (mg) Fatty Acid 18:3 (g)
Vitamin A (IU) Sodium (mg) Fatty Acid 18:4 (g)
Vitamin A (mcg RE) Potassium (mg) Fatty Acid 20:1 (g)
Carotene (mcg RE) Caffeine (mg) Fatty Acid 20:4 (g)
Vitamin E (mg) Theobromine (mg) Fatty Acid 20:5 (g)
Vitamin C (mg) Selenium (mcg) Fatty Acid 22:1 (g)
Thiamin (mg) Fatty Acid 4:0 (g) Fatty Acid 22:5 (g)
Riboflavin (mg) Fatty Acid 6:0 (g) Fatty Acid 22:6 (g)

Carotenoid & Tocopherol (and others) from NDS-R match:

Vitamin A, total activity (mcg RAE) Methionine (g)
Alpha-Carotene (mcg) Folate (mcg)
Beta-Carotene (mcg) Dietary Folate Equivalents (mcg)
Beta-Cryptoxanthin (mcg) Natural Folate (mcg)
Lutein & Zeaxanthin (mcg) Synthetic Folate (mcg)
Lycopene (mcg) Total Dietary Fiber (g)
Beta-Carotene Equivalents (mcg) Insoluble Dietary Fiber (g)
Vitamin E - total alpha-tocopherol (mg) Soluble Dietary Fiber (g)
Beta-Tocopherol (mg) Total Trans-fatty acids (g)
Delta-Tocopherol (mg) 16:1 Trans-hexadecenoic acid (g)
Gamma-Tocopherol (mg) 18:1 Trans-octadecenoic acid (g)
Vitamin D (mcg) 18:2 Trans-octadecadienoic acid (g)