Practical report on adequacy and validity of reported dietary intake

This should provide the reader with a clear description of what the report entails.

Introduction and brief review of literature: This section should describe the wider context of the research area e.g. measurement of dietary intake and adequacy of diet; the rationale for looking at dietary intake, the problems associated with the validity of reported dietary intake data and briefly introduce how validity can be estimated.

This is the section where you discuss your findings in the context of existing literature, this is also where you can really demonstrate your critical understanding of the research area.

You should begin by stating your main finding , put into context of other research and then try to explain and reasons for differences in what you have found compared to other researchers. Also why this is an important finding, what does it mean for the research area. You then do this for all other findings.

Consider the strengths and limitations of your study.

What recommendations can you make for other researchers for practise and further research.

End with a conclusion.

Points to consider:

• Flawless APA format for in text citations and references

• Provide appropriate units of measurement in the text

• In text citations should match the References at the end

• Spell out numbers when used at the beginning of a sentence

• Explain abbreviations when first used, e.g. World Health Organisation.

• No punctuation required before citations

• Indicate page numbers

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