Development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool

Foodbook24 is a self-administered web-based 24-h dietary recall tool developed to assess food and nutrient intakes of Irish adults. This paper describes the first step undertaken in developing Foodbook24 which was to limit participant burden by establishing a concise list of food items for inclusion...

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Main Authors: Katie Evans, Áine Hennessy, Janette Walton, Claire Timon, Eileen Gibney, Albert Flynn
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutritional Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679017000490/type/journal_article
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author Katie Evans
Áine Hennessy
Janette Walton
Claire Timon
Eileen Gibney
Albert Flynn
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description Foodbook24 is a self-administered web-based 24-h dietary recall tool developed to assess food and nutrient intakes of Irish adults. This paper describes the first step undertaken in developing Foodbook24 which was to limit participant burden by establishing a concise list of food items for inclusion in the tool. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether using a concise food list (as opposed to an extensive list) with generic composition data would influence the estimates of nutrient intakes in a nationally representative sample of Irish adults. A 2319-item food list generated from the Irish National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS) (2008–2010) (n 1500) was used as the basis for a shortened food list for integration into the tool. Foods similar in nutritional composition were recoded with a generic type food code to produce a concise list of 751 food codes. The concise food list was applied to the NANS food consumption dataset and intake estimates of thirty-five nutrients were compared with estimates derived using the original extensive list. Small differences in nutrient intakes (<6 %) with limited effect size (Cohen's d < 0·1) were observed between estimates from both food lists. The concise food list showed strong positive correlations (r s 0·9–1·0, n 1500, P < 0·001) and a high level of agreement with the extensive list (80–97 % of nutrient intakes classified into the same tertile; >90% of intakes similarly categorised according to dietary reference values). This indicates that a concise food list is suitable for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool for Irish adults.
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spelling doaj.art-4e8d2a1db4ae49af88c893ad5ea805da2023-03-09T12:38:57ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Nutritional Science2048-67902017-01-01610.1017/jns.2017.49Development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall toolKatie Evans0Áine Hennessy1Janette Walton2Claire Timon3Eileen Gibney4Albert Flynn5School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of IrelandSchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of IrelandSchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of IrelandUCD Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Republic of IrelandUCD Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Republic of IrelandSchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of IrelandFoodbook24 is a self-administered web-based 24-h dietary recall tool developed to assess food and nutrient intakes of Irish adults. This paper describes the first step undertaken in developing Foodbook24 which was to limit participant burden by establishing a concise list of food items for inclusion in the tool. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether using a concise food list (as opposed to an extensive list) with generic composition data would influence the estimates of nutrient intakes in a nationally representative sample of Irish adults. A 2319-item food list generated from the Irish National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS) (2008–2010) (n 1500) was used as the basis for a shortened food list for integration into the tool. Foods similar in nutritional composition were recoded with a generic type food code to produce a concise list of 751 food codes. The concise food list was applied to the NANS food consumption dataset and intake estimates of thirty-five nutrients were compared with estimates derived using the original extensive list. Small differences in nutrient intakes (<6 %) with limited effect size (Cohen's d < 0·1) were observed between estimates from both food lists. The concise food list showed strong positive correlations (r s 0·9–1·0, n 1500, P < 0·001) and a high level of agreement with the extensive list (80–97 % of nutrient intakes classified into the same tertile; >90% of intakes similarly categorised according to dietary reference values). This indicates that a concise food list is suitable for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool for Irish adults.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679017000490/type/journal_article24-h RecallConcise food listsDietary assessmentFoodbook24Food composition data
spellingShingle Katie Evans
Áine Hennessy
Janette Walton
Claire Timon
Eileen Gibney
Albert Flynn
Development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool
Journal of Nutritional Science
24-h Recall
Concise food lists
Dietary assessment
Foodbook24
Food composition data
title Development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool
title_full Development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool
title_fullStr Development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool
title_full_unstemmed Development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool
title_short Development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool
title_sort development and evaluation of a concise food list for use in a web based 24 h dietary recall tool
topic 24-h Recall
Concise food lists
Dietary assessment
Foodbook24
Food composition data
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