Tracy Burrows|Rebecca J. Martin|Clare E. Collins
A Systematic Review of the Validity of Dietary Assessment Methods in Children when Compared with the Method of Doubly Labeled Water
University of Newcastle Australia
measuring dietary intake children enables assessment nutritional adequacy individuals groups provide information nutrients including energy food eating habits aim review determine dietary assessment methods provide valid accurate estimate energy intake comparison gold standard measure doubly labeled water dlw englishlanguage articles published 1973 2009 available common nutrition databases retrieved studies included subjects children birth age 18 years used dlw technique validate reported energy intake dietary assessment method review identified 15 crosssectional studies variety comparative dietary assessment methods included total 664 children majority 30 participants majority dietary assessment method validation studies indicated degree misreporting eight studies identifying significant level p005 compared dlw estimated energy intake underreporting food records varied 19 41 n5 studies overreporting often associated 24hour recalls 7 11 n4 diet history 9 14 n3 food frequency questionnaires 2 59 n2 review suggested 24hour multiple pass recall conducted least 3day period includes weekdays weekend days uses parents proxy reporters accurate method estimate total energy intake children aged 4 11 years compared total energy expenditure measured dlw weighed food records provided best estimate younger children aged 05 4 years whereas diet history provided better estimates adolescents aged16 years research needed area substantiate findings improve estimates total energy expenditure children adolescents