Category: Dietary tools

National surveys frequently use the 24-hour recall method due to its high response rate and capacity for capturing detailed dietary information. The benefits of a 24-hour recall extend beyond population-level research, proving valuable for individual nutrition counseling and clinical applications as well.

According to the National Cancer Institute, food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are one of the most common dietary assessment methods in large-scale epidemiological studies. The most significant advantage of using food frequency questionnaires to assess nutritional status is their ability to capture long-term, habitual dietary patterns, which is critical for studying chronic diseases that develop over many years.