24-Hour dietary recall in patients with bulimia nervosa

• Published in: The International journal of eating disorders Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 107 - 111
• Main Authors: Hadigan, Colleen M., Walsh, B. Timothy, Lachaussée, Janet L., Kissileff, Harry R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.07.1992; Wiley
• Subjects: absorcion de substancias nutritivas; absorption de substances nutritives; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; adulte; adultos; adults; Biological and medical sciences; diet; dieta; digestive disorders; Eating behavior disorders; energia; energie; energy; food intake; ingestion de alimentos; Medical sciences; nutrient uptake; prise alimentaire; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; regime alimentaire; trastornos digestivos; trouble digestif; Bulimia; Human; Diet; Memory; Cognition; Recall; Alimentary behavior disturbance
• ISSN: 0276-3478; 1098-108X
• DOI: 10.1002/1098-108X(199207)12:1<107::AID-EAT2260120115>3.0.CO;2-Y

The accuracy of 24-hour dietary recall of patients with bulimia nervosa was examined by comparing the actual intake of subjects in a laboratory meal with their reported intake in a 24-hour dietary recall interview. The mean caloric intake of the 15 patients who participated in the study was 1,088 (SD 1,335) kilocalories. There were significant positive correlations between actual and recalled kilocalories (r2 = 0.97, p < 0.001), total grams (r2 = 0.92, p < 0.001), and grams of macronutrients consumed (protein r2 = 0.96; fat r2 = 0.97; carbohydrate r2 = 0.94; p < 0.001). However, there was a tendency for patients to overestimate the amount of food they had eaten when actual intake was large.