Research
Mixed
Dietary intake measurements provide only a guide to, and not a direct measure of, the amounts of energy and nutrients available for metabolism.
Understand that dietary tracking is an estimate, not a precise measurement of what your body uses. Use it to identify trends and patterns rather than obsessing over the exact calorie or nutrient count, as food intake does not equal metabolic availability.
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Dietary intake measurements, therefore, only provide a guide to, and not a direct measure of, the amounts of energy and nutrients available for metabolism.
Why this rating
The paper is a comprehensive review by an expert (Rutishauser) citing multiple validation studies.
Source
Dietary intake measurements
I. H. E. Rutishauser · Public Health Nutrition · 2005
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