Sarah G. Forrestal
Energy intake misreporting among children and adolescents: a literature review
University of Illinois at Chicago
adults energy intake misreporting welldocumented phenomenon relatively little known nature extent misreporting among children adolescents childrens adolescents dietary reporting patterns likely distinct ongoing cognitive social development developmental differences present unique challenges aspects dietary reporting food knowledge portion size estimation response editing review 28 articles describes energy intake misreporting among children adolescents like adults children adolescents tended underreport energy largest biases observed food records even mean reported energy intake close expected value approximately half individuals classified misreporters overreporting appeared common among adults associations numerous characteristics misreporting explored literature consistent findings age adiposity two predictors adults gender social desirability consistent factors among children adolescents review concludes highlighting knowledge gaps recommendations future research practice