GLOSSARY

Dietary Recall A retrospective account of foods and drinks consumed during a specified period, collected with appropriate clarification.

A dietary recall reconstructs a past eating period with systematic prompts for forgotten foods, quantities and preparation. A multiple-pass approach revisits the day in stages, improving detail without assuming perfect memory. Repeated recalls on different days help characterize variability. The interviewer's neutrality matters because judgment can alter reporting. A recall estimates reported intake, not nutrient absorption or individual requirements; combine it with the training schedule and other evidence before concluding that an athlete is adequately fueled or clinically deficient.

Portion assessment translates what a person reports into a usable quantity. Household measures, photographs, food models and scales offer different types of help; none eliminates uncertainty. Distinguish an individual's actual portion from a standardized serving used for analysis or labeling. Check density, container size, edible fraction and whether a photograph depicts the same food form. In an athlete's plan, practical examples should make adequate intake easier while allowing the assessor to explain how the reported amount was estimated and where uncertainty remains.