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Improving Nutrition through the Development of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines: The Need for Country-Specific Quantitative 24-Hour Dietary Recall Data

This Intake Advocacy Note describes how country-specific quantitative 24-hour dietary data can be used in the development of food based-dietary guidelines to improve nutrition in low-…

2020
Intake - Center for Dietary Assessment

Recommended Specifications for Dietary Scales for Use in Quantitative 24-Hour Dietary Recall Surveys in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This Intake survey guidance document provides recommended specifications for dietary scales for use in quantitative 24-hour dietary recall surveys in low- and middle-income countries. …

2020
Vossenaar M, Hotz C, Lubowa A, Ferguson E, Deitchler M

Routines and Procedures to Test the Accuracy and Precision of Digital Dietary Scales Used in Quantitative 24-Hour Dietary Recall Surveys

This Intake survey guidance describes recommended routines and procedures to test the accuracy and precision of digital dietary scales during all phases of survey work - before first use, during…

2020
Vossenaar M, Deitchler M, Hotz C, Lubowa A, Ferguson E

Establishing Desirable Fortificant Levels for Calcium, Iron, and Zinc in Foods for Infant and Young Child Feeding: Examples from Three Asian Countries

This paper reports on the application of the World Health Organization's recommended procedures for establishing desirable fortificant levels for three problem micronutrients (calcium, iron, and…

2014
Gibbs MM, Carriquiry AL, Capanzana MV, Gibson RS

Planning Dietary Improvements Without Additional Costs for Low-Income Individuals in Brazil: Linear Programming Optimization as a Tool for Public Policy in Nutrition and Health

This paper describes the use of diet optimization on national dietary data collected in Brazil, to inform how best to improve the nutrient content of the diet of lower-income households, without…

2019
Verly-Jr E, Sichieri R, Darmon N, Maillot M, Sarti FM

Methodology for Developing and Evaluating Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and a Healthy Eating Index for Ethiopia: A Study Protocol

This paper describes the methodology used to develop food-based dietary guidelines and a Healthy Eating Index for use in Ethiopia, and a score to evaluate adherence to the Ethiopia food-based…

2019
Bekele TH, de Vries JJHM, Trijsburg L, Feskens E, Covic N, Kennedy G, Brouwer ID

Mathematical Optimization to Explore Tomorrow's Sustainable Diets: A Narrative Review

This paper reviews the use of diet optimization for defining a nutritionally adequate, culturally acceptable, economically affordable, and environmentally sustainable diet.

2018
Gazan R, Brouzes CMC, Vieux F, Maillot M, Lluch A, Darmon N

Selecting Desirable Micronutrient Fortificants for Plant-Based Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children in Low-Income Countries

This paper summarizes the steps recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to identify micronutrient shortfalls in the…

2015
Gibson RS , Carriquiry AL, Gibbs MM

Fortification: New Findings and Implications

This article describes the current status of food fortification in the United States and provides a discussion of the value of fortification; the success of current fortification efforts; and the…

2014
Dwyer JT, Woteki C, Bailey R, Britten P, Carriquiry AL, Gaine PC, Miller D, Moshfegh AJ, Murphy MM, Edge MS

ERICA: Intake of Macro and Micronutrients of Brazilian Adolescents

This paper describes dietary intakes of Brazilian adolescents (12-17y). Energy and percentage of energy from macronutrients are based on a single quantitative 24HDR.

2016
Souza AdM, Barufaldi LA, Abreu GdeA, Giannini DT, de Oliveira CL, dos Santos MM, Leal VS, Vasconcelos FdeAG