title: Diet history: Method and applications.
abstract: The diet history is a traditional method of analysis of food intake. In its traditional structure consists of three components that provide an overall information of the usual food consumption pattern of the individual and also detailed information on certain foods. The information is collected in an interview and requires highly experienced qualified interviewers. The quality of information depends largely on the skills of the interviewer. It is mostly used in clinical practice. It has also been used in studies of diet and health relationship to investigate the usual diet in the past. The high cost and long duration of the interview limit their usefulness in large epidemiological studies.
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Andaluza de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética (SANCYD).. luisjmoran@ono.com.
authors.forename: Luis Juan
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Morán Fagúndez
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Andaluza de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética (SANCYD)..
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rivera Torres
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Andaluza de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética (SANCYD)..
authors.forename: María Eugenia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: González Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Dietética y Nutrición. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza..
authors.forename: Mari Lourdes
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de Torres Aured
authors.affiliation: Fundación FIDEC, Bilbao..
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez Rodrigo
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme. Sevilla..
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Irles Rocamora
mesh_terms: D015930:Diet Records; D004034:Diet Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results