A virtual workshop series titled Approaches to Assessing Intake of Food and Dietary Supplements in Pregnant Women and Children 2 to 11 Years of Age was convened in May, 2021 by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The four-day workshop series explored the evidence on methodological approaches to assessing intake of food and dietary supplements in pregnant women and children 2 to 11 years of age.

Obtaining reliable and valid dietary intake information for these population groups is particularly difficult - in pregnancy, rapid changes in nutrient needs and dietary intakes occur, and in young children, much of dietary intake is consumed outside the home and is often misreported by the children or their proxy reporters. To advance the quality of the science in these areas, the workshop had four goals: identify the suite of current methods used in dietary assessments, including food and dietary supplements, in pregnant women and children 2 to 11 years of age; identify the methodological challenges and opportunities in improving current methods; explore methodologies in other disciplines and their application in dietary assessments in those populations; and discuss factors to consider when implementing dietary assessment tools in those populations. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions of the workshop series.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• PLANNING COMMITTEE ON APPROACHES TO ASSESSING INTAKE OF FOOD AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN 2 TO 11 YEARS OF AGE
• Reviewers
• 1. Introduction
  • INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
  • ORGANIZATION OF THIS PROCEEDINGS
• 2. Methods for Dietary Assessment During Pregnancy
  • CHALLENGES TO ESTIMATING DIET DURING PREGNANCY
  • ESTIMATING INTAKE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS DURING PREGNANCY
  • DIETARY ASSESSMENT DURING PREGNANCY: PERSPECTIVE FROM A NUTRITIONAL PHENOTYPING COHORT
  • A FRENCH-CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE ON DIETARY ASSESSMENT DURING PREGNANCY
  • ANALYTICAL METHODS TO ESTIMATE DIETARY INTAKE DURING PREGNANCY
  • Q & A SESSION
  • PANEL DISCUSSION
• 3. Methods for Dietary Assessment in Children 2 to 5 Years of Age
  • METHODS FOR DIETARY ASSESSMENT IN YOUNG CHILDREN
  • CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE DIETARY ASSESSMENT METHOD FOR RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • LESSONS FROM THE FEEDING INFANTS AND TODDLERS STUDY
  • LESSONS FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES: ANALYSIS OF DATA RECORDED FROM MULTIPLE INFORMANTS
  • Q & A SESSION
  • PANEL DISCUSSION
• 4. Methods for Dietary Assessment in Children 6 to 11 Years of Age
  • METHODS FOR DIETARY ASSESSMENT IN CHILDREN 6 TO 11 YEARS OF AGE
  • A COMPARISON OF TWO TECHNOLOGY-BASED METHODS FOR MEASURING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN’S DIETARY INTAKE
  • OBJECTIVE PASSIVE METHODS TO ASSESS DIETARY INTAKE IN LATER CHILDHOOD
  • EXPLORING BEST PRACTICES FOR MEASURING DIETARY INTAKE IN CHILDREN 6 TO 11 YEARS OF AGE
  • Q & A SESSION
  • PANEL DISCUSSION
• 5. Innovations and Special Considerations in Assessing Dietary Intake During Pregnancy and in Children 2 to 11 Years of Age
  • CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING DIETARY ASSESSMENT METHODS
  • EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AS OPPORTUNITIES TO MEASURE DIETARY INTAKE
  • POTENTIAL FOR ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT IN DIETARY INTAKE RESEARCH
  • HARMONIZATION OF METHODS FOR DIETARY ASSESSMENT
  • MATCHING THE RESEARCH QUESTION TO THE APPROPRIATE DIETARY ASSESSMENT METHOD AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES
  • Q & A SESSION
  • FINAL WORKSHOP PANEL DISCUSSION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN DIETARY INTAKE DATA FROM PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN
  • HIGHLIGHTS
• REFERENCES
• A. Workshop Agendas
• B. Acronyms and Abbreviations
• C. Biographical Sketches of Speakers and Planning Committee Members

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Approaches to assessing intake of food and dietary supplements in pregnant women and children 2 to 11 years of age: Proceedings of a workshop series. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26374.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/26374

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