A short training program improves the accuracy of portion-size estimates in future dietitians

• Published in: Archivos latinoamericanos de nutrición Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 163 - 167
• Main Authors: Arroyo, Marta, de la Pera, Concepción Martinez, Ansotegui, Laura, Rocandio, Ana Ma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Venezuela José Féliz Chávez Pérez 01.06.2007; Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
• Subjects: accuracy; Adult; Dietetics - education; Female; Food; future dietitians; futuros dietistas; Humans; Male; NUTRITION & DIETETICS; Observer Variation; portion size; precisión; programa de entrenamiento; Raciones de alimentos; Size Perception; training program; Raciones de alimentos; precisión; programa de entrenamiento; futuros dietistas; accuracy; future dietitians; training program; portion size

The objective of this study was to determine whether a short training program, using real foods, would decreased their portion-size estimation errors after training. 90 student volunteers (20.18+/-0.44 y old) of the University of the Basque Country (Spain) were trained in observational techniques an...