Tag: Memory bias

According to research, up to 35% of participants using the 24-hour dietary recall (24HR) may misreport their energy intake, highlighting significant challenges with its accuracy. This retrospective method, which asks individuals to remember everything they ate and drank in the previous 24-hour period, is a widely used tool in nutritional science but is not without its flaws.

Research consistently shows that individuals often misreport their dietary intake, a key challenge in nutrition studies. This susceptibility to human memory flaws is a major limitation of the 24-hour recall method, as it hinges entirely on accurate retrospection.