Dietary Assessment & Nutrition Counseling Flashcards
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Which dietary assessment method involves asking a client to recall all foods and beverages consumed in the past 24 hours?
Answer: 24-hour dietary recall
The 24-hour dietary recall asks clients to report all foods and beverages consumed during the previous 24-hour period, making it one of the most widely used dietary assessment tools.
The Diet History method, as developed by Burke, is best suited for assessing which of the following?
Answer: Usual dietary patterns over an extended time period
The Diet History method assesses an individual's habitual or usual dietary patterns over an extended period, rather than intake on a single day.
Which tool is most appropriate for epidemiological research that needs to assess how frequently specific foods are consumed over a defined period?
Answer: Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)
The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is designed to assess how often a person consumes specific foods over a defined period, making it ideal for large epidemiological studies.
In motivational interviewing for nutrition counseling, the acronym OARS refers to which set of core communication skills?
Answer: Open questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summaries
OARS stands for Open questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, and Summaries — the four foundational communication skills used in motivational interviewing.
When using the USDA Automated Multiple-Pass Method (AMPM) for a 24-hour dietary recall, how many structured passes does the interview involve?
Answer: Five
The Automated Multiple-Pass Method involves five structured passes to systematically capture all foods and beverages consumed, minimizing under-reporting.
Which stage of the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) best describes a client who has no intention of changing their dietary habits in the foreseeable future?
Answer: Precontemplation
In the Precontemplation stage, individuals are not yet considering a behavior change and may be unaware of or resistant to recognizing a problem.
A 3-day food record is preferred over a single-day food record primarily because it:
Answer: Captures day-to-day variation in dietary intake
A 3-day food record captures day-to-day variation in intake, providing a more representative estimate of usual dietary patterns than a single-day record.