CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DIETARY PREFERENCES: EVALUATION, ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION

Pilot recommendations for the evaluation, analysis and interpretation of dietary preferences have been developed and proposed for introduction into scientific and clinical practice. Evaluation of the dietary preferences is performed by filling the questionnaire by the respondent. Analysis of answers allows to calculate the indicators that characterize the frequency and volume of different consumed foods. The reader’s attention is focused on the order of preliminary and technological procedures for working with the questionnaire, as well as on procedures for primary evaluation and subsequent interpretation of the data obtained. The questionnaire is recommended for use in clinical practice in the treatment of patients with chronic somatic diseases, which requires evaluation and consideration of dietary preferences, as well as at the stages of organizing and conducting clinical studies and clinical trials.

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