Administering a combination of online dietary assessment tools, the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment Tool, and Diet History Questionnaire II, in a cohort of adults in Alberta's Tomorrow Project

Culinary herbs and spices contribute bioactives to the diet, which act to reduce systemic inflammation and associated disease. Investigating the health effects of herb/spice consumption is hampered, however, by a scarcity of dietary assessment tools designed to collect herb/spice data. The objective of this study was to determine the relative validity of an online 28-item herb/spices intake questionnaire (HSQ). In randomized order, 62 volunteers residing in Idaho, USA, completed the online Diet History Questionnaire III + the HSQ followed one week later by one of two comparative methods: 7-day food records or three telephone-administered 24-h dietary recalls. Relative validity of the HSQ was tested two ways: (1) by comparing herb/spice intakes between the HSQ and comparator, and (2) by determining the correlation between herb/spice data and Healthy Eating Index 2015 score. The HSQ and both comparators identified black pepper, cinnamon and garlic powder as the three most commonly used herbs/spices. The HSQ captured significantly higher measures of the number and amount of herbs/spices consumed than the comparators. The number of herbs/spices consumed was significantly directly correlated with diet quality for the HSQ. These results support the ability of the HSQ to record general herb/spice use, yet suggest that further validation testing is needed.

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Effect of Manual Data Cleaning on Nutrient Intakes using the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24)

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzab005 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yasmine Y Bouzid ◽

Joanne E Arsenault ◽

Ellen L Bonnel ◽

Eduardo Cervantes ◽

Annie Kan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Energy Intake ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Data Cleaning ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Energy Requirements ◽

Nutrient Intakes ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

Total Fat

Abstract Background Automated dietary assessment tools such as ASA24® are useful for collecting 24-hour recall data in large-scale studies. Modifications made during manual data cleaning may affect nutrient intakes. Objectives We evaluated the effects of modifications made during manual data cleaning on nutrients intakes of interest: energy, carbohydrate, total fat, protein, and fiber. Methods Differences in mean intake before and after data cleaning modifications for all recalls and average intakes per subject were analyzed by paired t-tests. Chi-squared test was used to determine whether unsupervised recalls had more open-ended text responses that required modification than supervised recalls. We characterized food types of text response modifications. Correlations between predictive energy requirements, measured total energy expenditure (TEE), and mean energy intake from raw and modified data were examined. Results After excluding 11 recalls with invalidating technical errors, 1499 valid recalls completed by 393 subjects were included in this analysis. We found significant differences before and after modifications for energy, carbohydrate, total fat, and protein intakes for all recalls (p < 0.05). Limiting to modified recalls, there were significant differences for all nutrients of interest, including fiber (p < 0.02). There was not a significantly greater proportion of text responses requiring modification for home compared to supervised recalls (p = 0.271). Predicted energy requirements correlated highly with TEE. There was no significant difference in correlation of mean energy intake with TEE for modified compared to raw data. Mean intake for individual subjects was significantly different for energy, protein, and fat intakes following cleaning modifications (p < 0.001). Conclusions Manual modifications can change mean nutrient intakes for an entire cohort and individuals. However, modifications did not significantly affect correlation of energy intake with predictive requirements and measured expenditure. Investigators can consider their research question and nutrients of interest when deciding to make cleaning modifications.

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Preoccupation with Body Weight and Under-Reporting of Energy Intake in Female Japanese Nutrition Students

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12030830 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 830 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Masaharu Kagawa ◽

Andrew P. Hills

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Energy Intake ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Body Composition Assessment ◽

Percentage Body Fat ◽

Activity Assessment ◽

Body Attitudes ◽

Diet History Questionnaire ◽

Diet History

The present study aimed to examine associations between body image and under-reporting in female Japanese university students enrolled in a nutrition degree program. A total of 100 participants (aged 18–29 years) completed (1) a self-administered questionnaire including the Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ), (2) a dietary assessment using a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ), (3) a physical activity assessment using Bouchard’s Physical Activity Record (BAR) and a tri-axial accelerometer, (4) detailed anthropometry, and (5) body composition assessment. Based on the energy intake to basal metabolic rate ratio (EI:BMR) and using a cut-off point of 1.35, 67% of participants were considered under-reporters (URs). While there was no between-group difference in BMI, URs had significantly (p < 0.05) greater percentage body fat (%BF) and trunk fat (%TF) compared with non-URs. Regression analyses indicated accuracy of body perception and a discrepancy between current and ideal weight were associated with EI:BMR, whereas the salience subscale of the BAQ was associated with reported EI. The study raises concerns regarding the validity of EI reported from young Japanese females as they are known to have a strong preoccupation with thinness, even with an acceptable BMI and health and nutritional knowledge.

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Rethinking the Use of Mobile Apps for Dietary Assessment in Medical Research

Journal of Medical Internet Research ◽

10.2196/15619 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. e15619 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wael Khazen ◽

Jean-François Jeanne ◽

Laëtitia Demaretz ◽

Florent Schäfer ◽

Guy Fagherazzi

Keyword(s):

Medical Research ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Mobile Apps ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Dietary Behaviors ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Eating Occasions ◽

Dietary Data

Food intake and usual dietary intake are among the key determinants of health to be assessed in medical research and important confounding factors to be accounted for in clinical studies. Although various methods are available for gathering dietary data, those based on innovative technologies are particularly promising. With combined cost-effectiveness and ease of use, it is safe to assume that mobile technologies can now optimize tracking of eating occasions and dietary behaviors. Yet, choosing a dietary assessment tool that meets research objectives and data quality standards remains challenging. In this paper, we describe the purposes of collecting dietary data in medical research and outline the main considerations for using mobile dietary assessment tools based on participant and researcher expectations.

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Relative validity of dietary patterns derived from a self-administered diet history questionnaire using factor analysis among Japanese adults

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980009993211 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 1080-1089 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Hitomi Okubo ◽

Kentaro Murakami ◽

Satoshi Sasaki ◽

Mi Kyung Kim ◽

Naoko Hirota ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Food Groups ◽

Relative Validity ◽

Japanese Adults ◽

Diet History Questionnaire ◽

Diet History

AbstractObjectiveAlthough dietary pattern approaches derived from dietary assessment questionnaires are widely used, only a few studies in Western countries have reported the validity of this approach. We examined the relative validity of dietary patterns derived from a self-administered diet history questionnaire (DHQ) among Japanese adults.DesignThe DHQ, assessing diet during the preceding month, and 4 d dietary records (DR) were collected in each season over one year. To derive dietary patterns, 145 food items in the DHQ and 1259 in the DR were classified into thirty-three predefined food groups, and entered into a factor analysis.SettingThree areas in Japan; Osaka (urban), Nagano (rural inland) and Tottori (rural coastal).SubjectsA total of ninety-two Japanese women and ninety-two Japanese men aged 31–76 years.ResultsWe identified three dietary patterns (‘healthy’, ‘Western’ and ‘Japanese traditional’) in women and two (‘healthy’ and ‘Western’) in men, which showed a relatively similar direction and magnitude of factor loadings of food groups across the first and mean of four DHQ (DHQ1 and mDHQ, respectively) and 16 d DR. The Pearson correlation coefficients between DHQ1 and 16 d DR for the healthy, Western and Japanese traditional patterns in women were 0·57, 0·36 and 0·44, and for the healthy and Western patterns in men were 0·62 and 0·56, respectively. When mDHQ was examined, the correlation coefficients improved for women (0·45–0·69).ConclusionsDietary patterns derived from the DHQ could be used for epidemiological studies as surrogates of those derived from DR.

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Development of a Sleep Assessment Module in the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour (ASA24) Dietary Assessment Tool: New Research Opportunities

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzab039_010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 474-474

Author(s):

Marissa Shams-White ◽

Lauren O'Connor ◽

Sydney O'Connor ◽

Amy Miller ◽

Beth Mittl ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Sleep Diary ◽

Plain Language ◽

Wake Time ◽

Time In Bed ◽

Sleep Assessment ◽

The Impact

Abstract Objectives To develop a sleep assessment module in ASA24 to capture self-reported sleep behavior as an optional enhancement to the ASA24 Dietary Assessment Tool for adults. Methods Multiple self-reported sleep assessment tools were considered in module development, including the National Sleep Foundation Sleep Diary, the Activities Completed over Time in 24-hours (ACT24), Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ), and the Consensus Sleep Diary (CSD) Core. Priority was given to minimal need for adaptation, questionnaire length to reduce survey fatigue, incorporating plain language, and optimizing for implementation in 24 hour recalls (24HR) and food records. Researchers with expertise in meal timing and sleep were consulted for feedback on content and utility and programmers with expertise in survey design were consulted on implementation. Lastly, the online data collection process and ASA24 System's output data files were tested for accuracy. Results The ASA24 sleep module contains ten questions and can be administered immediately following dietary assessment. Eight CSD Core questions were adapted to assess time in bed, time trying to go to sleep, and length of time to fall asleep; number and duration of nocturnal awakenings; wake time and time out of bed for the day; and perceived sleep quality. Two questions were added to capture sleep quality and comparability of reported sleep to a usual night's sleep. For users completing a 24HR, the module includes two questions on time of awakening and sleep quality immediately preceding the first reported meal; all 10 sleep questions are asked for the sleep period immediately following the last meal (i.e., 12 questions total), allowing for assessment of the impact of diet on sleep. In contrast, a food record is completed on the same day users consume the food, and thus all sleep questions address the sleep window prior to the first meal; a single record can be used to assess the impact of sleep on diet. Consecutive days of records can also be collected to capture sleep pre- and post-eating windows. Conclusions The ASA24 sleep module can assess sleep timing and quality and will be available in Fall 2021. Researchers can soon leverage this novel resource to examine the association of sleep with timing of eating and other chrononutrition variables. Funding Sources This project has been funded by the NIH.

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Validating dietary assessment tools with energy expenditure measurement methods: Is this accurate?

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831/a000744 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Jalal Hejazi

Keyword(s):

Energy Expenditure ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Complete Solution ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Energy Balance Equation ◽

Measurement Methods ◽

Metabolizable Energy ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Dietary Intakes ◽

Nutritional Studies

Abstract. Having an accurate dietary assessment tool is a necessity for most nutritional studies. As a result, many validation studies have been carried out to assess the validity of commonly used dietary assessment tools. Since based on the energy balance equation, among individuals with a stable weight, Energy Intake (EI) is equal to Energy Expenditure (EE) and there are precise methods for measurement of EE (e.g. doubly labeled water method), numerous studies have used this technique for validating dietary assessment tools. If there was a discrepancy between measured EI and EE, the researchers have concluded that self-reported dietary assessment tools are not valid or participants misreport their dietary intakes. However, the calculation of EI with common dietary assessment tools such as food frequency questionnaires (FFQs), 24-hour dietary recalls, or weighed food records, is based on fixed factors that were introduced by Atwater and the accuracy of these factors are under question. Moreover, the amount of energy absorption, and utilization from a diet, depends on various factors and there are considerable interindividual differences in this regard, for example in gut microbiota composition. As a result, the EI which is calculated using dietary assessment tools is likely not representative of real metabolizable energy which is equal to EE in individuals with stable weight, thus validating dietary assessment tools with EE measurement methods may not be accurate. We aim to address this issue briefly and propose a feasible elucidation, albeit not a complete solution.

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Reproducibility and Relative Validity of the Healthy Eating Index-2015 and Nutrient-Rich Food Index 9.3 Estimated by Comprehensive and Brief Diet History Questionnaires in Japanese Adults

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11102540 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 2540 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kentaro Murakami ◽

M. Barbara E. Livingstone ◽

Aya Fujiwara ◽

Satoshi Sasaki

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Healthy Eating Index ◽

Relative Validity ◽

Rich Food ◽

Dietary Records ◽

Diet History Questionnaire ◽

Diet History

We examined the reproducibility and relative validity of two measures of overall diet quality, the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) and Nutrient-Rich Food Index 9.3 (NRF9.3), as estimated by well-established self-administered dietary assessment questionnaires for the Japanese, namely the comprehensive diet history questionnaire (DHQ) and the brief diet history questionnaire (BDHQ). Diet was assessed separately by two DHQs and two BDHQs at a 1-year interval and by 16-day weighed dietary records (DRs) in 121 women and 121 men aged 31–81 years. HEI-2015 and NRF9.3 were calculated from each method. The reproducibility correlation for the two questionnaires (intraclass correlation) ranged from 0.53 (HEI-2015 from BDHQ in men) to 0.77 (NRF9.3 from BDHQ in women). The validity correlation between the first questionnaires and DR (Pearson correlation) ranged from 0.37 (NRF9.3 from BDHQ in men) to 0.61 (NRF9.3 from DHQ and BDHQ in women). Bland–Altman plots showed poor agreement between the DHQ or BDHQ and DR, as well as the presence of weak proportional bias. Overall, these data indicate reasonable reproducibility and ranking ability of the DHQ and BDHQ for assessing the HEI-2015 and NRF9.3 and support their usefulness in future epidemiological research on the overall effects of Japanese diets on various health outcomes.

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Proposal for an Empirical Japanese Diet Score and the Japanese Diet Pyramid

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11112741 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 2741 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Masao Kanauchi ◽

Kimiko Kanauchi

Keyword(s):

Nutrition Education ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Younger Age ◽

Diet History Questionnaire ◽

Diet History ◽

The Common ◽

Simple Evaluation ◽

Diet Score ◽

Japanese Diet

A traditional Japanese diet (JD) has been widely regarded as healthy, contributing to longevity. The modern Japanese lifestyle has become markedly westernized, and it is speculated that the number of people who eat JD is decreasing. A simple evaluation of people with low adherence to JD will help improve dietary life. We developed a simple assessment tool that can capture JD, and examined factors associated with low adherence to JD. A total of 1458 subjects aged 18 to 84 years completed a brief self-administered diet history questionnaire. We constructed an empirical Japanese diet score (eJDS) consisting of 12 items from the common characteristics of a JD. In our participants, 47.7% of subjects reported low adherence to JD and only 11.1% demonstrated high adherence. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, younger age persons, physically inactive persons, and heavy drinkers were associated with low adherence to JD. Based on the cutoff values of eJDS, we proposed to create a Japanese diet pyramid that is easy to use visually. In conclusion, the eJDS and the Japanese diet pyramid will be useful tools for nutrition education and dietary guidance.

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Evaluation of Dietary Assessment Tools Used in Bariatric Population

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13072250 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 2250

Author(s):

Marianne Legault ◽

Vicky Leblanc ◽

Geneviève B. Marchand ◽

Sylvain Iceta ◽

Virginie Drolet-Labelle ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bariatric Surgery ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Dietary Intakes ◽

Health Issues ◽

Loss Assessment ◽

Bariatric Patients ◽

Per Se ◽

Nutritional Studies

Severe obesity is associated with major health issues and bariatric surgery is still the only treatment to offer significant and durable weight loss. Assessment of dietary intakes is an important component of the bariatric surgery process. Objective: To document the dietary assessment tools that have been used with patients targeted for bariatric surgery and patients who had bariatric surgery and explore the extent to which these tools have been validated. Methods: A literature search was conducted to identify studies that used a dietary assessment tool with patients targeted for bariatric surgery or who had bariatric surgery. Results: 108 studies were included. Among all studies included, 27 used a dietary assessment tool that had been validated either as part of the study per se (n = 11) or in a previous study (n = 16). Every tool validated per se in the cited studies was validated among a bariatric population, while none of the tools validated in previous studies were validated in this population. Conclusion: Few studies in bariatric populations used a dietary assessment tool that had been validated in this population. Additional studies are needed to develop valid and robust dietary assessment tools to improve the quality of nutritional studies among bariatric patients.

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