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Food Recall and Record
Food Recall and Record
and
Food Record Method
Chapter 4: Short-term dietary recall and
recording methods by Jelia C Witschi
In Nutritional epidemiology
By WALTER WILLETT
Introduction
24-Hour dietary recall and food record method
Based on foods and amounts actually consumed by a
n individual on one or more specific days
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Reporting accuracy
1. Omissions of food items are more common than
additions
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3. Reproducibility
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Summary
Foods records and 24-hour recalls
1. Consist of specific foods consumed by an individu
al on one or more days
2. Greater specificity for describing foods and food p
reparation methods, greater flexibility for analyzin
g the data
3. Seldom used as the primary method for estimating
usual intake in large scale epidemiologic research
4. Important in describing mean values for groups an
d in validating food frequency questionnaires (mo
st commonly used method)