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ArticleNutrients2021

Relative Validity of MijnEetmeter: A Food Diary App for Self-Monitoring of Dietary Intake.

Marga Ocké, Ceciel Dinnissen, Annette Stafleu, Jeanne de Vries, Caroline van Rossum

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marga OckéNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1299-6135
Ceciel DinnissenNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Annette StafleuNetherlands Nutrition Centre, 2508 CK The Hague, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7218-6102
Jeanne de VriesDivision of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6495-4207
Caroline van RossumNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8502-9894
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment · NLNetherlands Nutrition Centre · NLWageningen University & Research · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the relative validity of intake of energy, nutrients and food groups assessed with MijnEetmeter food diary as compared to 24-h dietary recalls, and if this differed between experienced and new users. One hundred men and women aged 18-70 y participated, of whom 47 had prior experience with the tool. Participants kept MijnEetmeter on three days. Trained dietitians called them three times for a 24-h dietary recall interview, once recalling food consumption on the same day as the food recording in MijnEetmeter. Systematic differences and correlations were assessed, and Bland-Altman plots were created; both for 3-day mean intakes and for intakes on the same day. Relative to 24-h dietary recalls, MijnEetmeter underestimated consumption of drinks, added fat, cereal products, and potatoes. Relative underestimation was observed for energy intake (6%) and about half of the nutrients. Experienced MijnEetmeter users underestimated intake the least. For intake of energy and six key nutrients, correlations between 3-day mean intakes were above 0.7 except for sodium intake. In conclusion, MijnEetmeter moderately underestimates intakes of energy and some nutrients and food groups. To improve the self-monitoring of dietary intake, it is recommended that the users record food consumption for several days and that the apps probes for easily forgotten foods and drinks.

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Diet RecordsMobile ApplicationsAdultAgedDietEatingEnergy IntakeFemaleFoodHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutrition AssessmentNutritive ValueReproducibility of ResultsYoung Adult24-h dietary recallappdietary feedbackfood recordrelative validityweb-based

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PMID33808209
PMCPMC8066644
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