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'Boden Food Plate': Novel Interactive Web-based Method for the Assessment of Dietary Intake
Published on: September 18, 2018
[Assessment of food consumption and nutrient intake in clinical practice]
Regina Mara Fisberg1, Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni, Ana Carolina Almada Colucci
1Departamento de Nutrição, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo Av. Doutor Arnaldo, 715, 2o andar 01246-904 -- São Paulo, SP, Brasil. rfisberg@usp.br
Abstract:
The assessment of food consumption in clinical practice is often carried out to develop and implement nutritional advice. Factors as the patient health conditions, the evolution of his/her clinical condition as well as the reasons that motivated the search for advice will guide the selection of the best method of assessment of food consumption or nutrient intake to employ. The chosen method might drive the professional to offer a food plan that aims to promote health, to prevent illness, and to alter the nutritional state of the patient. Despite the easily available national literature on methods and techniques to estimate food consumption, it is not uncommon that professionals still have doubts about what methods are the most appropriated in daily practice. This study aimed to present a critical analysis, taking into account the clinical applicability, of the food assessment methods and its characteristics.
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