This systematic review aimed to identify studies that had been carried out to assess the dietary intake of populations in Africa over a ten-year period, and to summarize the methodologies used.
2018
Vila-Real C, Pimenta-Martins A, Gomes AM, Pinto E, Main NH
This review serves as the basis to define gaps and needs in individual food consumption surveys worldwide and assists in defining priorities for resource allocation. It also helps frame…
2017
Huybrechts I, Aglago EK, Mulee A, De Keyzer W, Allemand P, Balcerzak A, Zotor FB, Gunter MJ
This paper aims to better understand the relative costs of informing food and nutrition policy-making using 24-hour recall survey data versus secondary analysis of Household Consumption and…
2013
Fiedler JL, Martin-Prevel Y, Moursi M
This report describes the importance of food consumption surveys as analytical tools in food and nutrition policy and programme design, and in the targeting and monitoring of…
2004
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
LanguaL is a faceted food description language that was originally developed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for food safety purposes. It has been further developed in Europe for…
2018
Moller A, Ireland J
These guidelines aim to describe the optimal information to be collected in food consumption surveys to allow classification and data analysis according to the extent and purpose of food processing.
2015
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
This paper presents the INFOODS guidelines for describing foods. The guidelines have been designed to provide a harmonized approach that facilitates the interchange of food composition…
1991
Truswell S, Bateson A, Madafiglio KC, Pennington JAT, Rand WM, Klensin JC