Adaptation of the Remote Food Photography Method to Assess Infant Intake During Bottle‐Feeding of Ready‐to‐Feed Formula.
Bottle‐fed infants are at a higher risk for obesity, yet interventions to modify bottle‐feeding patterns have shown limited success. Accurate assessment of bottle‐feeding patterns is an important basis for targeted interventions. Caregiver reports are susceptible to bias, highlighting the need for m...
| Published in: | Maternal & Child Nutrition Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 1 - 12 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=185839930&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 185839930 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17408695 0LU jtl: Maternal & Child Nutrition issn: 17408695 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2025 vid: 21 iid: 3 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 185839930 183747896 185839930 185839930 10.1111/mcn.70016 185839930 ppf: 1 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Adaptation of the Remote Food Photography Method to Assess Infant Intake During Bottle‐Feeding of Ready‐to‐Feed Formula. aug: au: Narayanan, Bhagya L. Ventura, Jonathan D. Ventura, Alison K. affil: Department of Kinesiology and Public Health, Center for Health Research, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California,, USA sug: subj: Instrument Adaptation Food Intake Photography Bottle Feeding Infant Formula Human Prediction Models Validation Studies Descriptive Statistics Confidence Intervals Reliability and Validity Weight Gain Risk Factors Risk Assessment Infant Funding Source Infant: 1-23 months ab: Bottle‐fed infants are at a higher risk for obesity, yet interventions to modify bottle‐feeding patterns have shown limited success. Accurate assessment of bottle‐feeding patterns is an important basis for targeted interventions. Caregiver reports are susceptible to bias, highlighting the need for more robust methods. One promising approach is the Remote Food Photography Method (RFPM), which involves analysis of digital photographs to objectively assess intake. The purpose of this study was to adapt RFPM to measure the amount of ready‐to‐feed formula in bottles. Research assistants took digital photographs of bottles with varying amounts of formula and assessed bottle weight to create a predictive model data set (n = 100) and an external validation data set (n = 100). Image processing software was used to determine the area of formula in pixels. Formula area was regressed on actual bottle weight and the resulting regression parameters were used to calculate estimated bottle weights. Predictive models were validated by applying them to the external validation data set. Within the predictive model data set, the mean difference between estimated and actual bottle weight was equivalent within ±10% equivalence bounds (0.0005 g [90% CI, −0.45, 0.45]). Within the external validation data set, the mean difference between estimated and actual bottle weight was also equivalent within ±10% equivalence bounds (−17.0 g [90% CI, −18.85, −15.17]). Findings were similar when bottle weight was converted to calories. In sum, the present study provided preliminary evidence for the feasibility and accuracy of an adapted RFPM to assess changes in the amount and caloric content of ready‐to‐feed formula in bottles. Summary: Accurate assessment of bottle‐feeding patterns is an important basis for targeted interventions.Current methods for assessing infant intake typically rely on caregiver reports, which are susceptible to bias.Novel dietary assessment methods, such as the Remote Food Photography Method (RFPM), hold much potential for improving assessment of infant bottle‐feeding patterns.The present study examined the feasibility and accuracy of an adapted RFPM for assessing changes in the amount of ready‐to‐feed infant formula in bottles.RFPM‐derived estimates of bottle weights were equivalent to actual bottle weights within ±10% equivalence bounds; estimates were more accurate for smaller compared to larger bottles. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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