• Indication
• Pros and cons
• Practical considerations
• Resources required
• References
• Examples and links

• Dietary assessment
• Methods
• Estimated food diary
• Examples and links

Examples and links

Diaries for Young people

• Avon Longitudinal Study of Children and Parents (ALSPAC)
  • 3 day diet diary (10 year olds)
  • 3 day diet diary (13 year olds)

• Cambridge Baby Growth Study - MRC Epidemiology Unit
  • 6 month food diary
  • 1 year food diary
  • 2 year food diary

• National Diet and Nutrition Survey
  • Child diary
  • Toddler diary (1.5 to 3 years)

• Food Assessment in Schools Tool (FAST) - University of Newcastle
  
  • FAST Manual
  • FAST 4 day food diary (3 to 7 years)

• Children's food diary (11+ years) - University of Newcastle

• Eat Smart Study - 3 day food diary

• European Prospective Investigation of Cancer food diary
  (sample version)

• Children's Food diary - University of Dundee
  

• 7 day food diary - University of Dundee

• ROOTS study - 4 day food diary

Adult diaries

• The UK Women's Cohort Study Food and Activity Diary

• National Diet and Nutrition Survey
  • Instructions
  • Adult diary (version 2)
  • Adult diary (version 3)

Further material

• A questionnaire used to evaluate participants' experience of keeping a food diary

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