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Measuring dietary intake in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the methods and tools for estimating fish and seafood intake
Nutrition Reviews, Vol.82(4), pp.453-466
2024
PMID: 37335872
Abstract
Context
Fish and seafood consumption makes an important but often under-recognized contribution to dietary patterns and nutrition, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Therefore, valid, and reliable dietary assessment tools (DATs) and methods to measure seafood consumption in resource-poor settings are needed.
Objective
To review the available DATs that have been used to measure fish and seafood consumption in LMICs and to assess their quality.
Data sources
A systematic search of the electronic databases Scopus, Embase, and Medline was conducted, identifying 1541 initial articles, of which 122 eligible full-text articles were reviewed.
Data extraction
Data extraction focused on the purpose of dietary assessment, setting, target population group, DAT type, administration mode, type of fish and seafood assessed, specific measure of food intake, use of a portion-size-estimation aid, and details of validity, reliability, and pilot testing of the DATs.
Data analysis
The most common DATs used were food frequency questionnaires (n = 80; 58%), of which 36 (25%) were semi-quantitative. The majority of tools (n = 107; 78%) included measurement of consumption frequency; only 41 studies (30%) measured frequency, quantity, and type of seafood consumed. Only 41 DATs (30%) solely focused on fish or seafood intake. Most DATs were interviewer administered (n = 80; 58%), 23 (16%) mentioned the use of a portion-size-estimation aid, and validity was tested for only 13% of DATs (n = 18).
Conclusion
This systematic review reveals a lack of sufficient detail in the use of standard DATs to fully capture the contribution of fish and seafood to diets in LMICs. Consequently, the need to develop or adapt existing DATs to capture frequency, quantity, and type of fish and seafood intake with consideration of cultural eating practices has been highlighted. This is essential for informing appropriate interventions to leverage the nutritional benefits of seafood consumption in LMICs.
Systematic Review Registration
PROSPERO registration no. CRD42021253607.
Details
- Title
- Measuring dietary intake in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the methods and tools for estimating fish and seafood intake
- Authors
- Elodie M. D. Casey (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMisa Mojarrabi (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMary T. Hannan-Jones (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJessica R. Bogard (Author) - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Publication details
- Nutrition Reviews, Vol.82(4), pp.453-466
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1093/nutrit/nuad067
- ISSN
- 1753-4887; 0029-6643
- PMID
- 37335872
- Copyright note
- © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Life Sciences Institute. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reproduction and distribution of the work, in any medium, provided the original work is not altered or transformed in any way, and that the work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991006996902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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