Tool Information: 7 day Estimated Food Diary
| Action | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macronutrient, Micronutrient | Prospective | 1 Day | Food Diary Estimated | No | Detailed Information | Web Link |
Summary
This tool is a paper based estimated food diary. Using coloured photographs, weighing scales and household measures, it is intended to measure the usual weekly dietary intake of middle-aged to older adults. This tool has been validated twice.
Contact Information
Tool Website
http://www.srl.cam.ac.uk/epic/nutmethod/7dd.shtml
Special Considerations
Dietary intakes were analysed by using the programme DINER. No funding is longer available for diaries to be entered at the study centre in Cambridge, however people are welcome to visit in order to see the DINE programme.
Last Updated
31/10/2017
Software Required
Yes, DINER - Data Into Nutrients for Epidemiological Research, or software alike are required to analyse data.
Training Required
Yes
Instructions on use
Instructions on how to use the dietary assessment tool can be found in the publications and on the EPIC website.
Administration Method
Self-administered
Data Analysis
Instructions on how the dietary data is analysed can be found on the EPIC website.
| Author | Year | Comparator | Lifestage | Sex | Number of Nutrients Validated | Mean Difference | Variance Measured | Correlation Coefficients | Percentage Agreement | Limits of Agreement | Special Considerations | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 2001 | Biomarkers | Adults | Both | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Subjects were members of the EPIC-Norfolk cohort | Detailed Information | Web Link | |
| Mckeown | 2001 | Biomarkers | Adults, Elderly | Male Only | 4 | ✓ | Healthy Population who had participated in the main EPIC study | Detailed Information | Web Link | ||||
| Biomarkers | Adults, Elderly | Female Only | 4 | ✓ | |||||||||
| Biomarkers | Adults, Elderly | Both | 4 | ✓ | |||||||||