Assessing Diet Quality:
Relationships Between Perceived and Measured Dietary Intake

Diet quality remains poor in the US and our research has shown that the percentage of US adults who can accurately assess their diet quality is low. Yet what individuals think about when rating the quality of their diet is not clear. Hence, further exploration into relationships between perceived and measured diet quality is necessary, particularly for identifying factors individuals think about when assessing their diet and if these factors have cultural roots.

Publications

Thomson JL, Landry AS, Walls TI. Can United States adults accurately assess their diet quality? American Journal of Health Promotion 2022;37(4):499-506. DOI: 10.1177/08901171221137056

Thomson JL, Landry AS, Walls TI. Relationships among acculturation using 2 different language variables, diet quality, and accuracy of diet quality assessment in non-Hispanic Asians Residing in the United States. The Journal of Nutrition 2023;153(5):1577-1586. DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.03.030

Thomson JL, Landry AS, Walls TI. Similarities and dissimilarities in diet quality differences by acculturation level between Mexican Americans and other Hispanic Americans: National Health and Examination Survey 2015-2018. The Journal of Nutrition 2023;153(8):2401-2412.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.012