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

• Dietary assessment
• Methods
• Observation
• Pros and cons

Pros and cons

• Observation provides an objective assessment of dietary intake
• It is highly intensive for researchers and is therefore expensive
• It is limited to specific times that individuals can be observed
• Observation may alter individuals’ usual eating patterns
• Observers in the home are likely to alter usual eating habits and may be perceived as invasive

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