Presentation and interpretation of food intake data: Factors affecting comparability across studies

Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1286-1292

  Faber, Mieke ^a   Wenhold, Friede A M ^b   MacIntyre, Una E ^b   Wentzel Viljoen, Edelweiss ^c   Steyn, Nelia P ^d   Oldewage Theron, Wilna H ^e  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Challenges; Food intake data; Grouping of foods; Mixed dishes

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CROP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHALLENGES; FOOD INTAKE DATA; GROUPING OF FOODS; MIXED DISHES;

DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; EATING; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84884983854     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.03.016     Document Type: Review

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