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Validation of a pre-coded food record for infants and young children

U H Gondolf1, I Tetens, A P Hills

  • 1Division of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. uhgon@food.dtu.dk

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
|August 11, 2011
PubMed

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The 7-day pre-coded food record (PFR) is a valid tool for assessing energy and nutrient intake in infants and young children. This method accurately measures dietary intake, supporting its use in nutritional research.

Area of Science:

  • Nutritional Science
  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Dietary Assessment Methods

Background:

  • Accurate dietary assessment is crucial for understanding infant and child nutrition.
  • The 7-day pre-coded food record (PFR) is a potential method for dietary intake measurement.
  • Validation against objective measures like doubly labeled water (DLW) is necessary.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the 7-day PFR against metabolizable energy intake (ME(DLW)) in 9-month-old infants.
  • To compare the PFR with a 7-day weighed food record (WFR) in 9-month-old infants and 36-month-old children.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-over design study involving 36 infants and 36 children.
  • Participants completed both 7-day PFR and 7-day WFR.
  • Doubly labeled water (DLW) was used to measure energy intake in infants.

Main Results:

  • In 9-month-olds, PFR showed a 24% bias compared to ME(DLW).
  • No significant differences were found between PFR and WFR for energy, fat, or carbohydrate in 9-month-olds when WFR was the reference.
  • PFR overestimated energy intake by 12% and macronutrient intake in 36-month-olds compared to WFR.

Conclusions:

  • The 7-day PFR demonstrates potential as a valuable tool for assessing dietary intake in young children.
  • The PFR can be effectively used for measuring energy, nutrients, and food consumption in groups of infants and children.
  • Further validation may be needed for precise individual energy intake measurement in infants.
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