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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutrition Methodology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1428771

Objective Assessment of Shared Plate Eating Using a Wearable Camera in Urban and Rural Households in Ghana

Provisionally accepted
Christabel A. Domfe Christabel A. Domfe 1*Megan A. McCrory Megan A. McCrory 2Edward Sazonov Edward Sazonov 3Tonmoy Ghosh Tonmoy Ghosh 3Viprav Raju Viprav Raju 3Gary Frost Gary Frost 4Matilda Steiner-Asiedu Matilda Steiner-Asiedu 5Mingui Sun Mingui Sun 6Wenyan Jia Wenyan Jia 6Tom Baranowski Tom Baranowski 7Benny P. Lo Benny P. Lo 4Alex K. Anderson Alex K. Anderson 1
  • 1 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States
  • 2 Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • 3 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
  • 4 Imperial College London, London, England, United Kingdom
  • 5 University of Ghana, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
  • 6 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • 7 Children's Nutrition Research, Agricultural Research Service (USDA), Houston, Texas, United States

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    Background: Shared plate eating (SPE), defined as two or more individuals eating directly from the same plate or bowl, is a common household food consumption practice in many Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Examination of household engagement in SPE remains largely unexplored, highlighting a gap in research when interpreting dietary information obtained from these settings. The dearth of research into SPE can be attributed to the inherent limitations of traditional dietary assessment methods which constrain their usability in settings where SPE is common.The wearable camera captured eating dynamics within households that would have likely been missed or altered by traditional dietary assessment methods. Obtaining reliable and accurate data is crucial for assessing dietary intake in settings where SPE is a norm. Abbreviations used: 24hdr (24-hour dietary recall), AIM (Automatic Ingestion Monitor), IPE (Individual Plate Eating), LMIC (Low-and Middle-Income Country), HIC (High Income Country), SPE (Shared Plate Eating), WD1 (Weekday 1), WD2 (Weekday 2), WE (Weekend Day)

    Keywords: shared plate eating, Low-and middle-income countries, dietary assessment, Technology, wearable camera, Households, Urban/rural

    Received: 07 May 2024; Accepted: 02 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Domfe, McCrory, Sazonov, Ghosh, Raju, Frost, Steiner-Asiedu, Sun, Jia, Baranowski, Lo and Anderson. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Christabel A. Domfe, University of Georgia, Athens, 30602, Georgia, United States

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