Dietary surveys and nutrients in food research programme - list of projects

Further analysis of National Diet and Nutrition Survey data

Details of research projects that have undertaken further analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Surveys of people aged 65 years and over (4 projects) and children aged 1½ to 4½ years (2 projects).

N08001: Detecting and modelling misreporting of food intake with special reference to under-reporting in the obese

This research project aims to increase our understanding of the problem of misreporting of food intake when taking part in dietary surveys.

N08012: Development and validation of an HPLC method for the determination of folate in food

This research project aims to develop a reliable test to determine the amount of different types of folate in foods.

Results available.

N08013: Evaluation of dietary intake methodology in low income households

This research project aims to compare the effectiveness and acceptability of three different methods for assessing diets in low income households.

Results available.

N08014: Further analysis of National Diet and Nutrition Survey data

This research project will undertake further analysis of National Diet and Nutrition Surveys of young people aged 4 to 18 years to examine intakes, status and other determinants of vitamin A, iron, zinc and copper.

Results available.

N08016: Critical appraisal of methods to estimate non-milk extrinsic sugars in foods - identification of a recommended approach

This research project aims to review the existing methods for estimating non-milk extrinsic sugars, in order to recommend one method for future use.

Results available.

N08017: How can we identify schoolgirls at risk of low iron status and what dietary advice should we be giving?

This research project identifies main factors associated with low and adequate iron status in young girls, and dietary messages to help improve their iron status.

Results available.

N08018: Children's food portion sizes: estimation of typical portion sizes for children of different ages

This research project aims to produce lists of typical food portion weights for children of different ages, using information from dietary surveys and other sources.

Results available.

N08019: Dietary assessment tools for use with children – assessment of perception and conceptualisation of portion sizes by children aged 4-16 years using three media

This research project aims to measure the ability of children to perceive, conceptualise and report food portion sizes from memory using specially designed tools.

N08020: Meta-analysis of uncertainty due to attempts to detect mis-reporting in world dietary data-sets

This research project aims to investigate prevalence and extent of low-energy reporting in the published literature and implications for the relationships between diet and health.

N08023: What do high salt consumers eat? Analysis of food and nutrient patterns to inform risk management strategy in children and adults aged 1.5 to 64 years

This research project will look at the dietary characteristics of high-salt consumers using data from the National Diet and Nutrition Surveys.

N08026: Calculation and collation of typical food portion sizes for adults aged 19 to 64 and older people aged 65 and over.

This research project will provide up-to-date information on typical food portion weights for adults, using information from dietary surveys and other sources.

Results available.

N08027 – Portion size assessment tools for use with children – Further development and validation

This research project aims to produce validated tools for use with dietary surveys enabling children to accurately estimate the portion size of foods consumed.

Total Diet Study

This research project (including codes N08006/08/21/22/25) covers the purchasing and preparation of food samples representative of the UK diet, enabling estimates of exposure to contaminants to be made.