title: Use of a dietary diary and interview to estimate the food intake of children.
abstract: A recently completed large-scale longitudinal dietary survey is described. The diary and interview method was used within the normal school organisation and proved to be a very acceptable and efficient means of collecting dietary data. Very few problems were encountered with the technique and a relatively low volunteer rate was compensated for by a very low dropout rate. Useful quantitative dietary data is thought to have been obtained and this will be reported at a later date. The data required were primarily concerned with frequency of eating and macronutrient intake; the diary and interview method may be less acceptable for other uses and with other age groups.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D012574:Schools