Development and validation of a Norwegian version of myfood24
Research team members:
Prinicpal Investigator (PI): Anine C. Medin (Associate Professor, University of Agder)
Lorentz Salvesen (PhD student)
Erlend Larsen Valen (PhD student)
Dagrun Engeset (Associate Professor, University of Agder)
Funding: University of Agder Project period: August 7th, 2019 (ongoing)
Summary: Valid and user-friendly dietary methods are crucial for research in nutritional epidemiology to minimise measurement error and to reduce bias. Web-based methods have largely replaced the older traditional methods of assessing diet using paper or telephone. Digital methods reduce the demands of data processing and are promising tools in dietary assessment.
The University of Leeds have developed a web-based self-administered 24-hour dietary recall (myfood24) and validated it in different groups in the UK.
The dietary assessment tool myfood24, short for ‘Measure Your Food On One Day’, is a web-based 24-h recall system, that is self-administered. It is structured around pre-defined meals and holds features such as searching the food database for food items, aids for portion size estimations with images and a recipe-builder.
In adapting myfood24 to a Norwegian setting, a food composition database tailored for the Norwegian population was compiled using the Norwegian Food Composition Database 2019 supplemented with food composition data for missing traditional Norwegian dishes from other sources. Portion size images for the Norwegian version were tailored to a Norwegian food culture.
In this project the overall aim was to develop and validate a Norwegian version of myfood24, including new culturally specific image-series for portion size estimation to be used in a new Norwegian version of myfood24. The first version was finalized and launched 17 September 2020.
We aim to continuously update the Norwegian myfood24 by revising and expanding the food database and will assess the validity of the tool in different groups, starting with a group of young adults.
Development and validation of a short dietary screener (MinMatMåned)
Research team members:
Prinicpal Investigator (PI): Anine C. Medin (Associate Professor, University of Agder)
Lorentz Salvesen (PhD student)
Nina Øverby (Professor, University of Agder)
Andrew Wills (Professor, University of Agder)
Funding: University of Agder Project Start: March 1st, 2020 (ongoing)
Summary: Dietary assessment tools of high quality that are convenient to administer for researchers and both rapid and easy to complete for the participant is needed. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a short dietary screener for use among adolescents and young adults in Norway, to assess diet quality. A short screener will be developed based on data on typically consumed foods in the adult population that are of importance to assess adherence to the Norwegian dietary guidelines. Dietary intake assessed using the screener will be compared to dietary intake assessed using 24-hour recalls and an extensive food frequency questionnaire. All three instruments will be completed by the same participants.
Publications: in progress
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