Under-reporting of food intake and body fatness in independent older people: a doubly labelled water study
Author(s) -
Karina Pfrimer,
Maria Marluce dos Santos Vilela,
Cristina Maria Mendes Resende,
Fernanda Baeza Scagliusi,
Júlio Sérgio Marchini,
Nereida K. C. Lima,
Júlio César Moriguti,
Eduardo Ferriolli
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu142
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , doubly labeled water , food frequency questionnaire , food intake , dual energy x ray absorptiometry , body fat percentage , portion size , demography , gerontology , physical activity , environmental health , body mass index , physical therapy , food science , confidence interval , bone mineral , chemistry , osteoporosis , sociology
here are no accurate methods for the assessment of food intake in older populations, under-reporting of intake being highly prevalent. There is controversy about which dietary assessment method and what person's characteristics are associated with greater under-reporting rates.
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