Dietary Exposure	Reporting Method	Timeframe info	Collection Method	Available in Food Questionnaire Creator	Action
Full Nutrient, Food Groups	Prospective	1 Day	Weighed Food Diary	No	Detailed Information	Web Link

Summary

This tool is a paper based semi-weighed food diary. The tool was developed to measure the average dietary intake of children, adolescents, adults and the elderly in low-income household across 4 days. Scales were provided to participants to quantify food consumed. This tool has been validated once in 2008.

Contact Information info

Bridget.HOLMES@danone.com

Tool Website

Special Considerations

An update to the food composition table is required.

Last Updated info

25/08/2017

Software Required

Integrated Dietary Analysis (IDA) software. May need to use an updated version.

Training Required

Interviewers need to be trained.

Instructions on use

Instructions on how to use the dietary assessment tool can be found in the publications.

Administration Method

Self-administered and by-proxy: parents/carer for 0-12 year olds. Interviewers reviewed the tool by probing/searching for any missing items.

Data Analysis

Instructions on how the dietary data was analysed can be found in the publications.

Author	Year	Comparator	Lifestage	Sex	Number of Nutrients Validated	Mean Difference	Variance Measured info	Correlation Coefficients	Percentage Agreement	Limits of Agreement	Special Considerations	Action
Holmes	2008	Weighed Food Diary	Children	Male Only	11	✓	✓			✓	Low Income Population	Detailed Information	Web Link
		Weighed Food Diary	Adolescents	Male Only	11	✓	✓			✓
		Weighed Food Diary	Adults	Male Only	11	✓	✓			✓
		Weighed Food Diary	Elderly	Male Only	11	✓	✓			✓
		Weighed Food Diary	Children	Female Only	11	✓	✓			✓
		Weighed Food Diary	Adolescents	Female Only	11	✓	✓			✓
		Weighed Food Diary	Adults	Female Only	11	✓	✓			✓
		Weighed Food Diary	Elderly	Female Only	11	✓	✓			✓