The eating questionnaire is a tool that will help the professional who deals with nutrition to point out the food habits of a patient, thus determine his level of calorie-intake, and evaluate the outcomes, both in quality and quantity. In order to obtain these data, several talks are required.
The various topics that will be addressed are: | - | Meals: rhythm, frequency, time allocated to each meal, place and environment, guests, size of the meal, collations, nightly snacks... | | - | History of the patient: age, family and medical background, diets already followed, circumstances of weight-gain… | | - | Life habits : professional life and its necessities, social life (invitations…), physical activities. | | - | Taste preferences : salty or sweet foods, association of salty and fat foods, or sweet and fatty foods. | | - | Budget limits. | The questionnaire will also look at what food is ordinarily consumed, and the way it is prepared. Food intake will thus be analysed bases on the following: | - | main nutrients: proteins, lipids, glucides | | - | minerals and vitamins | | - | fatty acids | | - | fibres… |
This will make it possible to
calculate the total energy intake, as well as the food-balance and to detect
possible nutritional deficiencies.
The clinical elements are also relevant: height, weight,
BMI, measurement of the hip and waist, and waist-hip ratio…
The food questionnaire is an essential
tool, that will enable the physician and the dietician to propose an adapted
outline for food intake, combining weight-loss and nutritional balance.
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