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“My Fries were the Size of an iPhone®”: How Portion Size is Reported in the Fuel 2 Fight Study

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Capturing portion size estimates is a constant challenge. Our objective was to characterize reported portion size during face-to-face and telephone 24-hour diet recalls among career fire fighters in the Fuel 2 Fight study. Trained nutritionists reviewed recalls and categorized reported portion size into weights, household measures, servings & items (including common alternatives for portion size), or food models. Two-dimensional models were most frequently used in face-to-face recalls, whereas household measures, and servings & items were more frequently used in telephone recalls. Thus, expanding use of common non-food objects with a known volume could be an important portion size alternative for telephone recalls.

Source: Procedia Food Science

DOI: 10.1016/j.profoo.2013.04.020

Authors: Amber D. Brown, Deirdre D. Douglass, Sara A. Jahnke, W. S. Carlos Poston, C. Keith Haddock, R. Sue Day

Institutions: Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, National Development and Research Institutes

Language: English

Topic: Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior

Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Federal Emergency Management Agency