Voss S, Charrondiere U R, Slimani N, Kroke A, Riboli E, Wahrendorf J, Boeing H
Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung, Abteilung Epidemiologie, Bergholz-Rehbrücke.
Z Ernahrungswiss. 1998 Sep;37(3):227-33. doi: 10.1007/s003940050021.
Within the EPIC study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) a calibration approach is applied to compare dietary data obtained by food frequency questionnaires from 9 European countries. A software for 24-h recalls was developed as the calibration instrument by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in collaboration with all national EPIC centers. This computer program, called EPIC-SOFT, is an interview-based dietary assessment instrument that allows one to obtain a very detailed description and quantification of foods, recipes, and supplements consumed in the course of the preceding day. Probing questions and entering consumed foods in chronological order support the respondent's memory. The standardized structure prescribes--on the food group level--possibilities of description and quantification of food items to choose from. Quantification of consumed foods is supported by the EPIC-SOFT picture book that comprises colored photographs of foods in different portion sizes. The software provides an automatic coding of food items and recipe ingredients as well as calculation of nutrient intake. EPIC-SOFT is characterized by the obtained standardization of dietary data within Europe, a large number of available foods and recipes, and a very detailed description of consumed foods. Currently, EPIC-SOFT is one of the few dietary instruments providing comparable nutritional data within Europe.
在欧洲癌症与营养前瞻性调查（EPIC研究）中，采用了一种校准方法来比较来自9个欧洲国家的食物频率问卷所获得的膳食数据。国际癌症研究机构（IARC）与所有国家EPIC中心合作，开发了一款用于24小时膳食回顾的软件作为校准工具。这个名为EPIC-SOFT的计算机程序是一种基于访谈的膳食评估工具，它能让人非常详细地描述和量化前一天所摄入的食物、食谱和补充剂。追问问题并按时间顺序输入所摄入的食物有助于受访者回忆。标准化结构规定了在食物组层面上对可供选择的食物项目进行描述和量化的可能性。EPIC-SOFT食物图谱册为所摄入食物的量化提供了支持，图谱册包含了不同份量食物的彩色照片。该软件能对食物项目和食谱成分进行自动编码，并计算营养素摄入量。EPIC-SOFT的特点是在欧洲范围内实现了膳食数据的标准化、有大量可用的食物和食谱，以及对所摄入食物的非常详细的描述。目前，EPIC-SOFT是欧洲少数能提供可比营养数据的膳食工具之一。
