NUTR 8020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Food Records, Serving Size, Social Stigma
15 Dec 2018
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24-hour dietary recall is based on verbal self reports concerning everything a person ate and drank during a specified period of time. The interviewer is responsible for recording the dietary data for analysis. They make generalized assumptions about the individual"s eating habits, and assists the subject in recalling everything that was consumed during the specified time period. They also help the subject recall everything they ate in the past 24 hours. 24 hour recall tool can be used in clinical research, and community settings, and helps to improve the accuracy of the data reported. Typically inexpensive and places little burned on the subject, who is more willing to respond. Diet and eating habits are less likely to be altered and is considered more objective and the preferred method among diet assessment methods. **little burden is placed on the subject** An individual"s diet may vary from day to day, so it may not represent daily variation.
