Tool Information: Weighed Food Diary (DONALD)
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Macronutrient | Prospective | 1 day | Weighed Food Diary | No | Detailed Information | Web Link |
Summary
This tool is a 3 day weighed food diary used in the Dortmund Nutritional and Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) Study alongside 24hr urine samples taken on the third day of the weighed food diary. The study offered the opportunity to validate the food diary against a biomarker. The sample included a wide range of ages (early childhood, mid-childhood, puberty and young adulthood) and both girls and boys. Data was collected on all foods and drinks consumed as well as leftovers, the brands of items and recipes were also collected.
Contact Information
Tool Website
Special Considerations
Healthy children were used for this study although the parents of the children generally had a high socio-economic status with an interest in health and nutrition issues.
Last Updated
19/04/2018
Software Required
Not reported
Training Required
Not reported
Instructions on use
Parents were instructed by trained dietitians
Administration Method
By-proxy: Parent
Data Analysis
Instructions on how to use the dietary assessment tool can be found in the publication
Author | Year | Comparator | Lifestage | Sex | Number of Nutrients Validated | Mean Difference | Variance Measured | Correlation Coefficients | Percentage Agreement | Limits of Agreement | Special Considerations | Action | |
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Bokhof | 2010 | Biomarkers | Children (3-4 years) | Both | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N in urine was measured by the Kjeldahl method and the assumption was made that the N excreted accounted for 80% of the ingested protein. | Detailed Information | Web Link | |
Biomarkers | Children (7-8 years) | Both | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Biomarkers | Adolescents | Both | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Biomarkers | Adolescents, Adults | Both | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Biomarkers | Children, Adolescents, Adults | Both | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |