scholarly journals Measurement of dietary intake in children

2000 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. E. Livingstone ◽  
P. J. Robson
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
Dietary Survey

When children and adolescents are the target population in dietary surveys many different respondent and observer considerations surface. The cognitive abilities required to self-report food intake include an adequately developed concept of time, a good memory and attention span, and a knowledge of the names of foods. From the age of 8 years there is a rapid increase in the ability of children to self-report food intake. However, while cognitive abilities should be fully developed by adolescence, issues of motivation and body image may hinder willingness to report. Ten validation studies of energy intake data have demonstrated that mis-reporting, usually in the direction of under-reporting, is likely. Patterns of under-reporting vary with age, and are influenced by weight status and the dietary survey method used. Furthermore, evidence for the existence of subject-specific responding in dietary assessment challenges the assumption that repeated measurements of dietary intake will eventually obtain valid data. Unfortunately, the ability to detect mis-reporters, by comparison with presumed energy requirements, is limited unless detailed activity information is available to allow the energy intake of each subject to be evaluated individually. In addition, high variability in nutrient intakes implies that, if intakes are valid, prolonged dietary recording will be required to rank children correctly for distribution analysis. Future research should focus on refining dietary survey methods to make them more sensitive to different ages and cognitive abilities. The development of improved techniques for identification of mis-reporters and investigation of the issue of differential reporting of foods should also be given priority.

A comparison of the Remote Food Photography Method and the Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool for measuring full day dietary intake among school-aged children

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Traci A. Bekelman ◽  
Corby K. Martin ◽  
Susan L. Johnson ◽  
Deborah H. Glueck ◽  
Katherine A. Sauder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Food Photography ◽  
Photography Method

Abstract The limitations of self-report measures of dietary intake are well known. Novel, technology-based measures of dietary intake may provide a more accurate, less burdensome alternative to existing tools. The first objective of this study was to compare participant burden for two technology-based measures of dietary intake among school-age children: the Automated-Self Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool-2018 (ASA24-2018) and the Remote Food Photography Method (RFPM). The second objective was to compare reported energy intake for each method to the Estimated Energy Requirement for each child, as a benchmark for actual intake. Forty parent-child dyads participated in 2, 3-day dietary assessments: a parent proxy-reported version of the ASA24 and the RFPM. A parent survey was subsequently administered to compare satisfaction, ease of use and burden with each method. A linear mixed model examined differences in total daily energy intake (TDEI) between assessments, and between each assessment method and the EER. Reported energy intake was 379 kcal higher with the ASA24 than the RFPM (p=0.0002). Reported energy intake with the ASA24 was 231 kcal higher than the EER (p = 0.008). Reported energy intake with the RFPM did not differ significantly from the EER (difference in predicted means = −148 kcal, p = 0.09). Median satisfaction and ease of use scores were 5 out of 6 for both methods. A higher proportion of parents reported that the ASA24 was more time consuming than the RFPM (74.4% vs. 25.6%, p = 0.002). Utilization of both methods is warranted given their high satisfaction among parents.

scholarly journals Validation of the Danish 7-day pre-coded food diary among adults: energy intake v. energy expenditure and recording length

2009 ◽  
Vol 102 (12) ◽  
pp. 1838-1846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Biltoft-Jensen ◽  
Jeppe Matthiessen ◽  
Lone B. Rasmussen ◽  
Sisse Fagt ◽  
Margit V. Groth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Food Diary ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Limits Of Agreement ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Food Items ◽  
In The Beginning

Under-reporting of energy intake (EI) is a well-known problem when measuring dietary intake in free-living populations. The present study aimed at quantifying misreporting by comparing EI estimated from the Danish pre-coded food diary against energy expenditure (EE) measured with a validated position-and-motion instrument (ActiReg®). Further, the influence of recording length on EI:BMR, percentage consumers, the number of meal occasions and recorded food items per meal was examined. A total of 138 Danish volunteers aged 20–59 years wore the ActiReg® and recorded their food intake for 7 consecutive days. Data for 2504 participants from the National Dietary Survey 2000–2 were used for comparison of characteristics and recording length. The results showed that EI was underestimated by 12 % on average compared with EE measured by ActiReg® (PreMed AS, Oslo, Norway). The 95 % limits of agreement for EI and EE were − 6·29 and 3·09 MJ/d. Of the participants, 73 % were classified as acceptable reporters, 26 % as under-reporters and 1 % as over-reporters. EI:BMR was significantly lower on 1–3 consecutive recording days compared with 4–7 recording days (P < 0·03). Percentage consumers of selected food items increased with number of recording days. When recording length was 7 d, the number of reported food items per meal differed between acceptable reporters and under-reporters. EI:BMR was the same on 4 and 7 consecutive recording days. This was, however, a result of under-reporting in the beginning and the end of the 7 d reporting. Together, the results indicate that EI was underestimated at group level and that a 7 d recording is preferable to a 4 d recording period.

scholarly journals Dietary Intake and Clinical Response of Hospitalized Patients with Acute Diarrhea

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahfuza Islam ◽  
S.K. Roy ◽  
Muktara Begum ◽  
M. Jobayer Chisti
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Clinical Response ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Acute Diarrhea ◽  
Lower Energy ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Severe Illness ◽  
Stool Weight ◽  
Clinical Records

Background Diarrhea and malnutrition remain major health problems among children of developing countries. During diarrhea, the patient's dietary intake and absorption of nutrients are reduced while nutritional requirements are increased. Objective To determine the relationship between food intake and clinical response during the hospital stay of patients with acute diarrhea. Methods A hospital-based longitudinal study was conducted in 118 patients with acute diarrhea aged 6 to 59 months who required treatment for at least 3 days in the in-patient ward in Dhaka Hospital of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B). Daily food intake was measured and anthropometric measurements were taken to assess nutritional status. Daily stool weight and clinical records were collected. The data were analyzed with SPSS/PC+, version 10, and EPI STAT, version 3.2.2. Results The duration of diarrhea was 50% greater in patients with lower energy intake (less than 50% of the recommended dietary allowance [RDA]) than in those with higher energy intake (6 vs. 4 days, p = <.001). Patients with lower energy intake had 22% greater stool output than those with higher energy intake (122.65 vs. 100.37 mL/kg body weight/day, p = .04). Among patients with lower energy intake, the weight-for-age and weight-for-height z-scores (WAZ and WHZ) at discharge from the hospital were higher than those at admission (−3.53±1.25 vs. −3.67±1.31 and 1.95±1.23 vs. −2.14±1.22, respectively; p = .001 for both comparisons), but these scores did not differ at admission and discharge among patients with higher energy intake. The Kaplan–Meier survival function showed that 80% of well-nourished children (WAZ ≥ −2), as compared with 58% of malnourished children (WAZ < −2), recovered by the 4th day of treatment ( p < .01). The length of the recovery period was related negatively with total energy intake ( p = <.001) and mid-upper-arm circumference ( p = .004) and positively with stool weight. Conclusions Food intake was reduced in the hospitalized children because of severe illness. Patients with lower energy intake as a percentaqe of RDA had delayed clinical recovery and higher stool output.

scholarly journals Modest changes in dietary intake across the menstrual cycle: implications for food intake research

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 888-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bryant ◽  
K. P. Truesdale ◽  
L. Dye
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Cycle Phase ◽  
Dietary Interventions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Selection Of

Food intake varies across the menstrual cycle in mammals, energy intake usually being greater in the premenstrual phase compared with the postmenstrual phase. Premenstrual increments in energy intake and a preferential selection of carbohydrate have been suggested to be greater in women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), who may be more sensitive to cyclical hormonal or neurotransmitter fluctuations. This has direct implications for research within populations of women, especially where the primary outcome is diet or a change in energy balance. We aimed to determine whether: the premenstrual intake of energy and macronutrients differed from the postmenstrual intake; the change in intake across the menstrual cycle differed in women with PMS compared with controls; and the change in intake was related to the severity of premenstrual symptoms. We collected 3 d dietary intake data during the postmenstrual and premenstrual phases of the menstrual cycle in thirty-one women with PMS and twenty-seven control women. The consumption of energy and macronutrient intake were similar between the phases of the cycle in women with PMS. Conversely, intakes were usually greater premenstrually in control women, although not all differences were statistically significant. Exceptions were with non-milk extrinsic sugars and alcohol, which were both consumed in greater amounts in the premenstrual phase in women with PMS. Significant correlations were observed between the severity of symptoms and the change in the consumption of these nutrients. These data suggest that a consideration of the menstrual cycle phase and PMS in diet may not be warranted, especially in cross-sectional analysis, although it may need to be taken into account when examining change in intake during dietary interventions.

scholarly journals Misreporting of Energy Intake From Food Records Completed by Adolescents: Associations With Sex, Body Image, Nutrient, and Food Group Intake

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Jones ◽  
Andy Ness ◽  
Pauline Emmett
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Pubertal Development ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Body Weight Status ◽  
Parents And Children

Background and Objectives: A healthy diet during adolescence is important for growth and pubertal development. Assessing the diet of adolescents may be challenging as the behavioural factors and food habits which impact on what they eat may also affect how they report dietary intake. This study assesses factors associated with the misreporting of dietary intake.Methods: Adolescents (n = 4,844; average age 13.8 years) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) completed a 3-day diet record. Misreporting was estimated using an individualised method, and adolescents were categorised by reporting status. Foods were categorised as core and noncore foods to evaluate diet quality. Body composition measurements were recorded at a research clinic. Information on dieting, weight concern, family socioeconomic status, and parental BMI were collected via questionnaires. Binary logistic regression was performed, in boys and girls separately, to investigate factors associated with underreporting of dietary intake.Results: Girls were much more likely than boys to be dissatisfied with their weight and to diet, but showed similar levels of underreporting (~67%). In adjusted regression analysis underreporters (UR) were more likely to be overweight or obese: OR in boys 2.8 (95% CI 1.7–4.8) and in girls 2.2 (95% CI 1.5–3.2). Dissatisfaction with weight and dieting were positively associated, and perception of being underweight negatively associated with underreporting in boys. Perception of being overweight, dieting, and exact age were positively associated with underreporting in girls. UR obtained a greater percentage of energy from protein and a smaller percentage of energy from fat; they reported greater intake of core foods and lower intakes of non-core foods than plausible reporters.Conclusion: A large proportion of adolescents underreported their dietary energy intake. This was associated with their body weight status and body image and had a differential effect on their estimated food and macronutrient intakes. Assessment of misreporting status is essential when collecting and interpreting dietary information from adolescents.

Short Paper: Use of Natural Spoken Language with Automated Mapping of Self-Reported Food Intake to Food Composition Data for Low-Burden Real-Time Dietary Assessment (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salima Taylor ◽  
Mandy Korpuski ◽  
Sai Das ◽  
Cheryl Gilhooly ◽  
Ryan Simpson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Food Composition ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Significant Difference

BACKGROUND Self-monitoring food intake is a cornerstone of national recommendations for health, but existing applications are burdensome, which limits use. OBJECTIVE We developed and pilot tested a new app (COCO Nutritionist) that combines speech understanding technology with technologies for mapping foods to appropriate food composition codes in national databases, for lower-burden and automated nutritional analysis of self-reported dietary intake. METHODS COCO was compared with the multiple-pass, interviewer-administered 24h-recall method for assessment of energy intake. COCO was used for five consecutive days, and 24-h dietary recalls were obtained for two of the days. Participants were 35 women and men with a mean age of 28 (range 20-58) years, and mean Body Mass Index of 24 (range 17-48) kg/m2. RESULTS There was no significant difference in energy intake between values obtained by COCO and 24-h recall for days when both methods were used (2092 +/- 1044 [SD] versus 2030 +/- 687 [SD], P=0.70). There was also no differences between the methods in the percent of energy from protein, carbohydrate and fat (P=0.27-0.89), and no trend in energy intake obtained with COCO over the entire 5-day study period (p=0.186). CONCLUSIONS This first demonstration of a dietary assessment method using natural spoken language to map reported foods to food composition codes demonstrates a promising new approach to automate assessments of dietary intake. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

scholarly journals Evaluation of dietary assessment instruments against doubly labeled water, a biomarker of habitual energy intake

2001 ◽  
Vol 281 (5) ◽  
pp. E891-E899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Trabulsi ◽  
Dale A. Schoeller
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Doubly Labeled Water ◽  
Study Participants

Epidemiological studies of diet and disease rely on the accurate determination of dietary intake and subsequent estimates of nutrient exposure. Although methodically developed and tested, the instruments most often used to collect self-reported intake data are subject to error. It had been assumed that this error was only random in nature; however, an increasing body of literature suggests that systematic error in the reporting of true dietary intake exists as well. Here, we review studies in which dietary intake by self report was determined while energy expenditure was simultaneously measured using the doubly labeled water (DLW) method. In seeking to establish the relative accuracy of each instrument to capture true habitual energy intake, we conclude that none of the self-reported intake instruments demonstrates greater accuracy against DLW. Instead, it is evident that the physical and psychological characteristics of study participants play a significant role in the underreporting bias observed in these studies. Further research is needed to identify underreporters and to determine how to account for this bias in studies of diet and health.

scholarly journals Association of Daily Dietary Intake and Inflammation Induced by Marathon Race

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharbara N. Passos ◽  
Mirthes C. Lima ◽  
Ana P. R. Sierra ◽  
Rodrigo A. Oliveira ◽  
Jaqueline F. S. Maciel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Endurance Exercise ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Carbohydrate Intake ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Daily Food Intake ◽  
Marathon Race ◽  
Daily Food

Daily food intake is crucial to maintain health and determine endogenous fuel to practice endurance exercise. We investigated the association between quantity of macronutrient and micronutrient daily intake and inflammation induced by long-distance exercise. Methods. Forty-four Brazilian male amateurs’ marathon finishers from 30 to 55 years old participated in this study. Blood samples were collected 1 day before, immediately after, and 1 day and 3 days after São Paulo International Marathon. The serum levels of IL-6, IL-1β, IL-10, IL-8, IL-12p70, and TNF-α were measured to evaluate inflammation. Dietary intake was determined using a prospective method of three food records in the week before marathon race. Results. Marathon race promoted an elevation on IL-6, IL-8, IL-1-β, and IL-10 immediately after the race. The energy intake (EI), carbohydrate, fiber, folic acid, vitamin E, vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, and potassium intakes was below recommended. Immediately after the marathon race, we observed a negative correlation between IL-8 and daily EI, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, iron, calcium, potassium, and sodium intakes, and higher levels of IL-8 on runners with <3 g/kg/day of carbohydrate intake compared to runners with >5 g/kg/day. We demonstrated a positive correlation between daily carbohydrate intake and IL-10 and a negative correlation between TNF-α and % of energy intake recommended, carbohydrate and fiber intakes. Finally, runners with adequate EI had lower levels of IL-1β and TNF-α compared with low EI immediately after the race. Conclusion. Nutrition strategies to promote balanced diet in amateur runners seem to be as important as immunonutrition sports market. Daily food intake, mainly EI, electrolyte and carbohydrate intakes, may modulate exacerbated inflammation after endurance exercise.

scholarly journals Trends in food intake in French children from 1999 to 2007: results from the INCA (étude Individuelle Nationale des Consommations Alimentaires) dietary surveys

2009 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Lioret ◽  
Carine Dubuisson ◽  
Ariane Dufour ◽  
Mathilde Touvier ◽  
Gloria Calamassi-Tran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Food Record ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
Cross Sectional

The objectives of the present study were to assess the intake of different food groups in French children aged 3–17 years (n 1455), and to analyse trends since a dietary survey undertaken 8 years ago. Dietary intake was evaluated using data from the 2006–7 cross-sectional INCA2 national dietary survey (étude Individuelle Nationale sur les Consommations Alimentaires), based on a 7 d food record. Dietary intake (percentage of subjects consuming the food group and amount eaten) was assessed for thirty-nine food categories. We observed variations in food consumption by age, sex, North–South regional gradient, seasonal period and educational level of the responding parent. Trends in dietary intake between 1999 and 2007 were determined by comparing the INCA1 (n 1126) and the INCA2 surveys. Both surveys had been carried out using the same methodology. The findings showed a decrease in energy intake in children aged 3–14 years, due to a reduction in the consumption of foods of animal origin and sweetened products. In adolescents aged 15–17 years, energy intake remained rather stable; during this 8-year period, the consumption of meat decreased, whereas the consumption of savoury snacks such as sandwiches and hamburgers significantly increased. These trends occurred during a time of growing concern about overweight and the associated co-morbidities in France. A number of public health measures were implemented over this period to improve dietary habits and physical activity patterns in children and adults. The periodic monitoring of dietary patterns through the INCA surveys is an essential part of the surveillance network in France.

scholarly journals Underreporting of energy intake in repeated 24-hour recalls related to gender, age, weight status, day of interview, educational level, reported food intake, smoking habits and area of living

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 919-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Johansson ◽  
Åsa Wikman ◽  
Ann-Mari Åhrén ◽  
Göran Hallmans ◽  
Ingegerd Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Nutrient Density ◽  
Portion Sizes

AbstractObjective:The aims of the present study were (1) to evaluate the degree to which underreporting of energy intake by repeated 24-hour recalls was related to gender, age, weight status, day of interview, educational level, smoking habits and area of living, and (2) to compare the dietary characteristics of underreporters with those of others.Design:Cross-sectional study. Ten 24-hour recalls were performed during a one-year period.Setting:The Västerbotten intervention programme of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Northern Sweden.Subjects:Ninety-four men and 99 women in four age groups: 30, 40, 50 and 60 years.Results:The prevalence of men and women with a food intake level (FIL; reported energy intake divided by estimated basal metabolic rate) below 1.2 was 44% and 47%, respectively. The youngest age group had higher FIL values than the oldest age group for both men (1.5 versus 1.1) and women (1.4 versus 1.1). The prevalence and magnitude of underreporting were directly related to body mass index (BMI; correlation coefficient: -0.47 (men) and -0.55 (women)). Smokers had a lower FIL value (1.1) than non-smokers (1.3). The nutrient density was lower for the group with high FIL values for protein and calcium and higher for fat and sucrose. The upper FIL group often had higher intake frequencies and larger portion sizes than the lower FIL group.Conclusions:Underreporting of energy intake is prevalent when 24-hour recalls are used, but the prevalence differs between sub-groups in the population. BMI was the main predictor of underreporting but also old age and smoking seem to contribute in this aspect. Socially desirable food items were not underreported to the same extent as socially undesirable food items. The intake frequencies and portion sizes partly explained the differences in FIL.

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