The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Diet Surveys by Weighment and 24-Hours Recall Oral Questionnaire Methods-A Case Study of Agreement


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1 Department of Community Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad-500 058, India
2 Department of Statistics, National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai Osmania, Hyderabad-500 007, India
     

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Methods used for carrying out diet surveys are varied. Weighment of the food items before consumption (prospective) and oral questionnaire to recall the food items consumed already (retrospective) are the well utilized methods of such surveys. There are many reports regarding the selection/choice, reference period and so on about these survey methods in India and the rest of the world. Very few studies are available in India about the agreement between these diet survey methods.
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Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman
Department of Community Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad-500 058, India
K. Visweswara Rao
Department of Statistics, National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai Osmania, Hyderabad-500 007, India

Abstract


Methods used for carrying out diet surveys are varied. Weighment of the food items before consumption (prospective) and oral questionnaire to recall the food items consumed already (retrospective) are the well utilized methods of such surveys. There are many reports regarding the selection/choice, reference period and so on about these survey methods in India and the rest of the world. Very few studies are available in India about the agreement between these diet survey methods.