biostudies-literatureNeve GSwiss National Science Foundation844156https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9097151biostudies-literatureUnknown9<h4>Background</h4>Accurately assessing dietary intake is crucial for understanding how diet affects a person's health. In large cohorts, paper-based dietary assessment tools (DAT) such as food recalls or food frequency questionnaires have emerged as valid tools with a low burden for participants.<h4>Objective</h4>To validate a visually aided DAT for use in studies with Swiss adults against the gold standard of a weighed 7-day food record (7 d-FR).<h4>Design</h4>Fifty-one adults (<i>n</i> = 24 women, <i>n</i> = 27 males) participated in the study and were recruited within two age groups (20-40 and 50-70 y). Each participant filled out the visually aided DAT, then the 7 d-FR. The DAT was compared to the 7 d-FR for total energy intake, macronutrients, sugar, water, and portions of fruits andFrontiers in nutritionValidation of a Visually Aided Dietary Assessment Tool to Estimate Dietary Intake in an Adult Swiss Population.PMC9097151182815Bur LLampert LBrombach CSteinemann NSchmidt-Trucksass AHochsmann CNeve GfalseValidation of a Visually Aided Dietary Assessment Tool to Estimate Dietary Intake in an Adult Swiss Population.<h4>Background</h4>Accurately assessing dietary intake is crucial for understanding how diet affects a person's health. In large cohorts, paper-based dietary assessment tools (DAT) such as food recalls or food frequency questionnaires have emerged as valid tools with a low burden for participants.<h4>Objective</h4>To validate a visually aided DAT for use in studies with Swiss adults against the gold standard of a weighed 7-day food record (7 d-FR).<h4>Design</h4>Fifty-one adults (<i>n</i> = 24 women, <i>n</i> = 27 males) participated in the study and were recruited within two age groups (20-40 and 50-70 y). Each participant filled out the visually aided DAT, then the 7 d-FR. The DAT was compared to the 7 d-FR for total energy intake, macronutrients, sugar, water, and portions of fruits and2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-22T11:51:42.899Z2025-04-06T00:08:22.947ZS-EPMC90971513557195910.3389/fnut.2022.844156