scholarly journals Dietary assessment toolkits: an overview

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Carlota Dao ◽  
Amy F Subar ◽  
Marisol Warthon-Medina ◽  
Janet E Cade ◽  
Tracy Burrows ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Activity Measurement ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
Combination Of Methods ◽  
Comparison Table ◽  
Dietary Assessment Method

AbstractObjectiveA wide variety of methods are available to assess dietary intake, each one with different strengths and weaknesses. Researchers face multiple challenges when diet and nutrition need to be accurately assessed, particularly in the selection of the most appropriate dietary assessment method for their study. The goal of the current collaborative work is to present a collection of available resources for dietary assessment implementation.Design/Setting/ParticipantsAs a follow-up to the 9th International Conference on Diet and Physical Activity Methods held in 2015, developers of dietary assessment toolkits agreed to collaborate in the preparation of the present paper, which provides an overview of each toolkit. The toolkits presented include: the Diet, Anthropometry and Physical Activity Measurement Toolkit (DAPA; UK); the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Dietary Assessment Primer (USA); the Nutritools website (UK); the Australasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network (ACAORN) method selector (Australia); and the Danone Dietary Assessment Toolkit (DanoneDAT; France). An at-a-glance summary of features and comparison of the toolkits is provided.ResultsThe present review contains general background on dietary assessment, along with a summary of each of the included toolkits, a feature comparison table and direct links to each toolkit, all of which are freely available online.ConclusionsThis overview of dietary assessment toolkits provides comprehensive information to aid users in the selection and implementation of the most appropriate dietary assessment method, or combination of methods, with the goal of collecting the highest-quality dietary data possible.

scholarly journals Recommendations for a trans-European dietary assessment method in children between 4 and 14 years

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (S1) ◽  
pp. S58-S64 ◽  
Author(s):  
L F Andersen ◽  
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S Lioret ◽  
H Brants ◽  
A Kaic-Rak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Dietary Assessment Method

Relative validity of FFQ to assess food items, energy, macronutrient and micronutrient intake in children and adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Saravia ◽  
Maria L. Miguel-Berges ◽  
Iris Iglesia ◽  
Marcus V. Nascimento-Ferreira ◽  
Guillermo Perdomo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Nutritional Epidemiology ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Relative Validity ◽  
Dietary Assessment Method

Abstract FFQ are one of the most widely used tools of research into nutritional epidemiology, and many studies have been conducted in several countries using this dietary assessment method. The present study aimed to evaluate the relative validity of FFQ, in comparison with other methods, in assessing dietary intake of children and adolescents, through a systematic review. Four electronic databases (Embase, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science) found sixty-seven articles, which met the inclusion criteria (healthy children and adolescents from 3 to 18 years of age; journal articles written in English, Spanish and Portuguese between 1988 and March 2019; results showing the comparison between the FFQ with other methods of assessment of dietary intake). The articles were analysed by two independent reviewers. A meta-analysis was conducted using correlation coefficients as estimate effects between the FFQ and the reference standard method. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were performed to identify the probable source of heterogeneity. In fifty-five of the sixty-seven studies, a single dietary assessment method was used to evaluate the FFQ; nine combined the two methods and three used three reference methods. The most widely used reference method was the 24-h recall, followed by the food record. The overall relative validity of the FFQ to estimate energy, macronutrient, certain micronutrient and certain food item intakes in children and adolescents may be considered weak. The study protocol was registered in PROSPERO under number CRD42016038706.

scholarly journals Obesity in Adolescents Who Skip Breakfast Is Not Associated with Physical Activity

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Sila ◽  
Ana Ilić ◽  
Marjeta Mišigoj-Duraković ◽  
Maroje Sorić ◽  
Ivan Radman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Breakfast Consumption ◽  
Beneficial Effects

It has been hypothesized that breakfast consumption is generally associated with healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as increased physical activity. The aim of this study was to examine the relations between breakfast consumption, adiposity measures and physical activity among adolescents. This investigation is a part of the Croatian physical activity in adolescence longitudinal study (CRO-PALS). This investigation is based on 802 participants (48% girls and 52% boys), aged between 15.2 and 16.0 years. Physical activity level and sedentary behaviors were assessed using the SHAPES questionnaire. Adiposity measures included the sum of four skinfolds, and multi-pass 24-h recall was used as the dietary assessment method. Participants who consumed breakfast had significantly lower body fat % (p = 0.011 for boys; p ≤ 0.001 for girls) compared to breakfast non-consumers. Physical activity has no mediating effect in the association of breakfast consumption on adiposity in boys (Sobel’s t = −0.541; p = 0.588) and girls (Sobel’s t = 1.020; p = 0.307). Breakfast consumption was negatively associated with adiposity only in the boys at the highest tertile of physical activity (p = 0.04). Physical activity has no mediating effect on the associations between breakfast consumption and adiposity, but has a moderation effect only in the most active boys. Breakfast consumption might exert beneficial effects only in the most active male adolescents, but not in the inactive ones.

scholarly journals Collection of food intake data: a reappraisal of criteria for judging the methods

1990 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato Borrelli
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Dietary Assessment Methods ◽  
Valid Estimate ◽  
Precision And Accuracy ◽  
Controversial Area ◽  
Habitual Pattern ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Dietary Assessment Method

The relationship between diet and the development of chronic disease still remains a controversial area. One major difficulty is to obtain a valid estimate of habitual pattern and level of food consumption for each individual. There is, in fact, a voluminous and largely negative literature on the validity of dietary assessment methods. In the present paper the utility of the most frequently used dietary assessment method in epidemiological studies is discussed in terms of precision and accuracy.

scholarly journals How well do children aged 5–7 years recall food eaten at school lunch?

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet M Warren ◽  
C Jeya K Henry ◽  
M Barbara E Livingstone ◽  
Helen J Lightowler ◽  
Suzanne M Bradshaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Recall ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
School Lunch ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dietary Assessment Method

AbstractObjective:This study aimed to determine the accuracy with which children aged 5 to 7 years were able to report the food eaten at a school lunch.Subjects/setting:Two hundred and three children (103 boys, 100 girls) aged 5–7 years were recruited from three primary schools in Oxford.Design:Trained investigators made observational records of the school dinner and packed lunch intakes of four or five children per session. Children were interviewed within two hours of finishing the lunchtime meal and asked to provide a free recall of their meal. When the child had completed the recall, non-directive prompts were used to assess if the child was able to remember anything else. Foods recalled were classified as matches (recalled food agreed with observation), omissions (failed to report a food observed) or phantoms (recalled food was not observed).Results:The percentage of accurate recall was significantly higher (P<0.01) in children eating packed lunch (mean 70±29%) than in children consuming school dinners (mean 58±27%). This difference may have been due to increased familiarity of foods in packed lunches. Leftovers were not readily reported in this age group. Prompts and cues enhanced recall by all children.Conclusions:This study indicated that there was a wide range in the ability of children aged 5–7 years to recall intake from a packed lunch and/or school dinner. This dietary assessment method is unlikely to be suitable at an individual level. Investigators using dietary recall to estimate food intake in children aged 5–7 years need to be aware of the limitations of this method.

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