Abstract
Imprecise dietary reports are often cited as one reason for weak or non-existent relations between diet and disease in epidemiological studies. Studies in applied cognitive psychology have contributed to the improved utility of general survey questionnaires. However, only a few studies have examined cognitive processes in diet recall, and the designs of dietary assessment instruments that may enhance recall of habitual diet. This paper briefly summarises some research on cognition in diet recall, and gives some suggestions for future research.
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Elisabeth Wirfält
This article is based on a lecture held at the conference "Dietary assessments - how can we interpret the results?" The conference was arranged by Uppsala Food and Nutrition Centre (Uppsala Livsmedelscentrum) in Uppsala on Nov 11, 1997.