Development of the Canadian Food Intake Screener to assess alignment of adults ’ dietary intake with the 2019 Canada's Food Guide healthy food choices recommendations

The objective of this project was to develop a brief self-administered dietary screener, in English and French, to rapidly assess alignment of adults ’ dietary intake with the 2019 Canada's Food Guide healthy food choices recommendations. In consultation with Health Canada and external advisors (n = 15), guiding principles were defined. Existing screeners were scanned, and the healthy food choices recommendations were mapped to inform questio ns and response options. Cognitive interviews were conducted in English (n = 17) and French (n = 16) with adults aged 18–65 years from April to June 2021 to assess understanding of questions and face validity; recruitment emphasized variation in sociodemographic characteristics. Face and conte nt validity were assessed with experts in nutrition, surveillance, and public health (n = 13 English, 3 French) from April to May 2021. The testing indicated that the screener was well understood overall but informed refinements to improve comprehension of the questions and their alignment with th e healthy food choices recommendations. The resulting Canadian Food Intake Screener/Questionnaire court canadien sur les apports alimentaires includes 16 questions to rapidly assess alignment of intake with the 2019 Canada's Food Guide healthy food choices recommendations, including healthy foods an d foods to limit, in situations in which comprehensive dietary assessment is not feasible. Novelty The Canadian Food Intake Screener was developed...
Source: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism - Category: Physiology Authors: Source Type: research