Measuring Healthy Diets: The Past, Present and Future of Dietary Assessment
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2026) | Viewed by 3414
Special Issue Editors
2. RISE—Health, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Edifício de Geociências, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
3. Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health, and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
4. Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health, 4050-600 Porto, Portugal
Interests: nutrition; dietary patterns; nutritional epidemiology; obesity; diet assessment; dietary surveys
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2. H&TRC—Health & Technology Research Center, Coimbra Health School, Polytechnic University of Coimbra, 3045-093 Coimbra, Portugal
3. Sports and Physical Activity Research Center, University of Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal
4. Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: health sciences; dietary patterns; dietary surveys; sustainable and healthy diet; medical and health sciences
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dietary assessment is a cornerstone of nutritional research, providing valuable insights into the association between diet and health. Over the years, methods that measure dietary intake have greatly advanced, from conventional food frequency questionnaires and 24-hour recalls to more advanced digital tools and biomarkers. These advancements reflect efforts to improve the accuracy, reliability and feasibility of collecting dietary intake data. Recent innovations leverage mobile applications, wearable devices and machine learning algorithms, providing new opportunities for more accurate and objective dietary data collection.
Despite these developments, challenges persist in accurately assessing the quality of diets and aligning metrics with the evolving concepts of healthy diets. There is a need to develop standardized indicators that reflect global dietary recommendations and ensure consistency across different populations.
This Special Issue will explore the evolution of dietary assessment methodologies, highlighting recent advances and future directions for measuring healthy diets.
Dr. Sandra Abreu
Dr. Margarida Liz Martins
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dietary data collection
- dietary indicators
- food consumption assessment
- nutrition monitoring
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