Utility and applicability of a novel online dietary balance survey system: comparison with weighed dietary records
Yuko Tousen, Naho Sasaki, Yukie Kaneda, Chifumi Shimomura, Nanako Nishiwaki, Hiroko Oya, Mayumi Fujita, Masahiro Hayashi, Kazuki Ogasawara, Akira Fujioka, Toshiro Kobori, Masuko Kobori, Hidemi Takimoto · 2025
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Description
Yuko Tousen and co-authors check a new online tool that grades how balanced a Japanese meal is. The system follows the national Food Guide Spinning Top, sorting dishes into grains, vegetables, mains, milk, and fruit. Dietitians fed it photos of what thirty-four volunteers ate, and its scores were set against careful weighed records of the same meals.
The tool's balance scores tracked the weighed intakes closely across every food group. Grain scores rose with carbohydrate intake, main dish scores with protein, and so on down the list. A bias check showed the system slightly under-read intake against the scales. The authors judge it handy and usable for quick surveys, while noting it cannot replace weighing for exact nutrient counts.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuko Tousen, Naho Sasaki, Yukie Kaneda, Chifumi Shimomura, Nanako Nishiwaki, Hiroko Oya, Mayumi Fujita, Masahiro Hayashi, Kazuki Ogasawara, Akira Fujioka, Toshiro Kobori, Masuko Kobori, Hidemi Takimoto |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |