# DEVELOPMENT OF MICROCOMPUTER-BASED DIETARY DATA

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 1987 · $229,066

## Abstract

The purpose of the proposed project is to develop and evaluate methods of
dietary data collection in free-living individuals that will utilize the
microcomputer to improve the accuracy of data collected and increase the
efficiency of collection procedures.  The microcomputer-based system will
incorporate the various features of the Nutrition Coding Center (NCC)
dietary data collection system including procedures for verification, error
checking and quality controls.  Foods will be identified through an
interactive menu-driven branching system based on food acronyms arranged in
subsets of food grouping hierarchies.  The system will be expanded to
include the USDA Nutrient Data Base for Standard Reference to allow
interfacing with either the NCC or the USDA food composition tables.  The
microcomputer-based system will be modified for use by interviewers,
permitting more accurate and consistent documentation of foods and foods
preparation methods.  Evaluation of the computerized system will be based
on comparison with the existing NCC system.  It is hypothesized that the
microcomputer-based system will result in improved documentation of food
intake, more accurate coding, and more cost effective collection and
processing of the dietary data.  The hypotheses will be tested and
evaluated at both the coding and the interviewing levels.  An optional
feasibility study will explore the potential for use of the
microcomputerized system by the subject/patient in the home or clinical
setting.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3174147
- **Project number:** 2R01CA036522-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **SAM.gov UEI:** KABJZBBJ4B54
- **Principal Investigator:** I M BUZZARD
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1987
- **Award amount:** $229,066
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1984-04-01 → 1988-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3174147

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3174147, DEVELOPMENT OF MICROCOMPUTER-BASED DIETARY DATA (2R01CA036522-04). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3174147. Licensed CC0.

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