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Self-Reported Dietary Fibs Distort Survey Results
Do you get the urge to fib about
your eating style or your diet behavior even if it happens to be on the survey
form? If yes, then you are not alone.
Assessments of diet in researches are usually based on self-report methods but the validity of these methods is dependent on the accuracy with which participants record their dietary intake. Under-reporting in self-reported dietary methods is a well-documented phenomenon among adults. But why don’t we tell the truth in surveys? Is it because we want to present a positive image of ourselves to friends,... |
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