Technological Tools for Assessing Children's Food Intake: a Scoping Review

Overview

Journal J Nutr Sci

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2023 May 1

PMID 37123397

Authors

Jonas de Souza Mata

Jade Veloso Freitas

Sandra Patricia Crispim

Gabriela S Interlenghi

Marcela Barauna Magno

Daniele Masterson Tavares Pereira Ferreira

Marina Campos Araujo

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Abstract

Technological innovations can standardise and minimise reporting errors in dietary assessment. This scoping review aimed to summarise the characteristics of technological tools used to assess children's food intake. The review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute's manual. The main inclusion criterion was studied that assessed the dietary intake of children 0-9 years of age using technology. We also considered articles on validation and calibration of technologies. We retrieved 15 119 studies and 279 articles were read in full, after which we selected 93 works that met the eligibility criteria. Forty-six technologies were identified, 37 % of which had been developed in Europe and 32⋅6 % in North America; 65⋅2 % were self-administered; 27 % were used exclusively at home; 37 % involved web-based software and more than 80 % were in children over 6 years of age. 24HR was the most widely used traditional method in the technologies (56⋅5 %), and 47⋅8 % of the tools were validated. The review summarised helpful information for studies on using existing tools or that intend to develop or validate tools with various innovations. It focused on places with a shortage of such technologies.

Citing Articles

Technological tools for assessing children's food intake: a scoping review.

Mata J, Freitas J, Crispim S, Interlenghi G, Magno M, Ferreira D J Nutr Sci. 2023; 12:e43.

PMID: 37123397 PMC: 10131056. DOI: 10.1017/jns.2023.27.

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