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October 2008 online edition
The October 2008 online edition of Health Reports features two articles.
The first article, "Under-reporting of energy intake in the Canadian Community Health Survey," estimates the under-reporting of food intake for the population aged 12 or older. It assesses the impact of different characteristics on under-reporting.
The second article, "Impact of identifying plausible respondents on the under-reporting of energy intake in the Canadian Community Health Survey," identifies "plausible respondents," namely individuals whose reported energy intake matched the amount of energy they could be expected to expend to remain at their measured body weight. The article compares estimates of energy and nutrient intake for plausible respondents with estimates for all respondents. It demonstrates the impact of under-reporting on the relationship between reported energy intake and weight. It also determines the impact of under-reporting on the modelling of the characteristics of obese people.
The articles, "Under-reporting of energy intake in the Canadian Community Health Survey" and "Impact of identifying plausible respondents on the under-reporting of energy intake in the Canadian Community Health Survey," are now available in the October 2008 online edition of Health Reports, Vol. 19, no. 4 (82-003-XWE, free), from the Publications module of our website.
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