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24-hour recall

Meaning in nutrition & dietetics, with examples

nounCommon term

In nutrition & dietetics, 24-hour recall means: An interview in which a trained person asks someone to describe everything they ate and drank during the previous 24 hours or the previous day, including amounts and preparation.

In Turkish: 24 saatlik geriye dönük besin tüketimi, 24 saatlik hatırlatma yöntemi

How it is used

A standard method of dietary assessment in clinics and surveys. It is quick but depends on memory, and one day may not be typical, so researchers often repeat it. The multiple-pass method uses several rounds of questions to reduce forgotten items. Food photos and portion models help estimate amounts.

Example sentences

  1. Let's do a quick 24-hour recall: what was the first thing you ate or drank yesterday?

  2. Two non-consecutive 24-hour recalls were collected from each participant.

Common collocations

  • conduct a 24-hour recall
  • multiple-pass 24-hour recall
  • repeated 24-hour recalls
  • food frequency questionnaire
  • food diaryA written or digital record in which a person notes everything they eat and drink over a few days, often with times, amounts and how they felt.
  • dietary intakeThe food, drink and nutrients that a person actually consumes over a period of time, such as a day, a week or a typical month.
  • nutrition assessmentA systematic process in which a dietitian collects and interprets information about a person's diet, body measurements, medical history and lab results to identify nutrition problems.
  • portion sizeThe amount of a food that a person actually serves themselves or eats at one time. It may be bigger or smaller than the serving size printed on the label.

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