Assessing adults' dietary intake, utilizing the National Cancer Institute's automated self‐administered 24‐hour dietary recall, in virtual learning environments

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) automated self‐administered 24‐hour dietary recall (ASA24) is based on a modified version of the interviewer‐administered Automated Multiple Pass Method 24‐hour recall developed by the US Department of Agriculture. The objective of the study was to assess dietary intake, utilizing the ASA24, in adults participating in an online human nutrition undergraduate course. A convenience sample of adults was surveyed utilizing ANGEL, a web‐based application for curriculum, instruction and assessment. The ASA24 was used to evaluate dietary intake. Additionally, anthropometrics, health and demographic data were collected. Results showed that participants (n=37) were 70% female and 30% male with a mean age of 36 ± 11 years. The participants' mean BMI indicated that they were overweight (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m 2 ). Dietary data are reported from 111 dietary recalls collected at the beginning of the human nutrition course. In all, 90% of the participants in the course completed at least 2 dietary recalls from weekdays and 1 dietary recall from the weekend. Mean (±SD) daily energy intake was 1786 ± 695 kcals. The mean % of energy intake from protein, carbohydrate and fat was 16%, 51% and 33%, respectively. The NCI's ASA24 is a feasible web‐based tool that may be easily utilized to collect dietary intake in virtual learning environments.