Assessing your diet 0.0 / 5 ? AllFood and nutritionUniversityAll boards Created by: BethanyCreated on: 07-05-14 14:23 What is dietary assessment? Process of evaluating diet, identifying food patterns and preferences 1 of 10 Stages of dietary assessment 1. Measurement of intake 2. Calculation of nutrient intake 3. Evaluate intake against recommendations 2 of 10 What asses dietary intake? Clinical nutrition, adequacy and safety of the food we eat, relaionship between diet and disease, examine population intake 3 of 10 Merits, errors and difficulties Selection of the appropriate method will depend on the purpose for which it is needed 4 of 10 How to assess dietary intakes PROSPECTIVE METHODS - Duplicate diet analysis - Weighed dietary record - Estimated dietary record RETROSPECTIVE METHODS - Dietary recall - Diet history - Food frequency questionnaires 5 of 10 What information is required for a dietary record? -A report of all food and drink consumed -Indication of habitual intake -Quantification of portion size -Detailed description of all food and drink consumed 6 of 10 A report of all food and drink consumed Misreporting is common - under-reporting is most common Failure to record all foods often happens Food intake may be altered to facilitate recording 7 of 10 An indication of habitual intake Not many people consume the same food everyday Error increased when diet is only assessed for one day Dietary records usually kept for 3-7 days include weekdays and weekends 8 of 10 Detailed description of all food and drink consume Clear, descriptive, informative information should be used. 9 of 10 Estimated records Subjects have varying ability to estimate portion size and weight - women better than men Irregular foods and large portion sizes are harder to estimate Photographs and models may reduce errors 10 of 10
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