Misreporting of dietary energy intake obtained by 24 h recalls in older adults: a comparison of five previous methods using doubly labeled water.

Background/objective: To test five different methods to detect misreporting in comparison to doubly labeled water in a sample of older adults.

Subjects/methods: A cross-sectional study with thirty-eight Brazilian community-dwelling older adults aged 60-84 years, who had their total energy expenditure measured by doubly labeled water (TEE). Dietary data were collected by two 24 h recalls.