PMID- 25984745 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160516 LR - 20240324 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 5 DP - 2015 May 13 TI - Cross-continental comparison of national food consumption survey methods--a narrative review. PG - 3587-620 LID - 10.3390/nu7053587 [doi] AB - Food consumption surveys are performed in many countries. Comparison of results from those surveys across nations is difficult because of differences in methodological approaches. While consensus about the preferred methodology associated with national food consumption surveys is increasing, no inventory of methodological aspects across continents is available. The aims of the present review are (1) to develop a framework of key methodological elements related to national food consumption surveys, (2) to create an inventory of these properties of surveys performed in the continents North-America, South-America, Asia and Australasia, and (3) to discuss and compare these methodological properties cross-continentally. A literature search was performed using a fixed set of search terms in different databases. The inventory was completed with all accessible information from all retrieved publications and corresponding authors were requested to provide additional information where missing. Surveys from ten individual countries, originating from four continents are listed in the inventory. The results are presented according to six major aspects of food consumption surveys. The most common dietary intake assessment method used in food consumption surveys worldwide is the 24-HDR (24 h dietary recall), occasionally administered repeatedly, mostly using interview software. Only three countries have incorporated their national food consumption surveys into continuous national health and nutrition examination surveys. FAU - De Keyzer, Willem AU - De Keyzer W AD - Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Bio- and Food Sciences, University College Ghent-Campus Vesalius, Keramiekstraat 80, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. willem.dekeyzer@hogent.be. AD - Department of Public Health, Ghent University University Hospital 4K3, De Pintelaan, 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. willem.dekeyzer@hogent.be. FAU - Bracke, Tatiana AU - Bracke T AD - Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Bio- and Food Sciences, University College Ghent-Campus Vesalius, Keramiekstraat 80, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. bracketatiana@gmail.com. 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LA - eng GR - 001/WHO_/World Health Organization/International PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20150513 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 SB - IM MH - Asia MH - Australasia MH - *Cross-Cultural Comparison MH - *Diet MH - Diet Surveys/*methods MH - *Feeding Behavior MH - Humans MH - North America MH - *Nutrition Assessment MH - South America PMC - PMC4446769 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adult OT - nutrition assessment OT - nutrition surveys OT - public health surveillance EDAT- 2015/05/20 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/18 06:00 PMCR- 2015/05/01 CRDT- 2015/05/19 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/04/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/05/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu7053587 [pii] AID - nutrients-07-03587 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu7053587 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2015 May 13;7(5):3587-620. doi: 10.3390/nu7053587.