The validity of a four day weighed food record for measuring energy intake in female classical ballet dancers.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the validity of a four day weighed food record in the measurement of energy intake in female classical ballet dancers.


METHODS
Twelve classical ballet dancers volunteered to take part in this study.


METHODS
Queensland University of Technology.


METHODS
Twelve classical ballet dancers. Data collected from one subject was not used due to poor compliance with the requirements of the study.


METHODS
Measurements of energy intake via a four day weighed record and total energy expenditure via the doubly labelled water technique.


RESULTS
There was a mean bias to under-reporting energy intake of 667 kcal/day or 21% of real intake.


CONCLUSIONS
Results of dietary data obtained via a four day weighed intake should be viewed with caution in the light of the evidence of major under-reporting in this cohort.
Hill
R J
RJ
School of Human Movement Studies, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Davies
P S
PS
D003615:Dancing / Q000502:physiology; D015930:Diet Records; D002149:Energy Intake; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011793:Queensland; D015203:Reproducibility of Results