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Intake and FAO Convene Meeting on Dietary Data Collection, Analysis and Use in LMICs

Intake and FAO convened an international meeting, Dietary Data Collection, Analysis and Use: Taking Stock of Country Experiences and Promising Practices in LMICs, 11-13 December in Rome, Italy at FAO headquarters.  The meeting aimed to promote South to South learning, cross-regional networking, and the sharing of experiences in relation to national (or large-scale) government-led and government-owned, quantitative 24-hour dietary recall surveys LMICs. The meeting included participants from 20 LMICs.

Guardian Article - Coke, Crisps, Convenience: How Ads Created a Global Junk Food Generation

This article from the Guardian discusses how unregulated advertising has contributed to a pervasive problem of junk food consumption among children globally.

JN Article - Comparison of 4 Methods to Assess the Prevalence of Use and Estimates of Nutrient Intakes from Dietary Supplements

This article, published in the Journal of Nutrition, compares four different methods to assess the prevalence of use and estimate nutrient intakes from dietary supplements among US adults. The authors conclude that the most comprehensive method for assessment at the population level combines the use of a frequency-based dietary supplement and prescription medicine questionnaire (DSMQ) with data from at least one 24-hour dietary recall.

Intake Dietary Data Video - Ghana Case Study

Intake has released a new dietary data video. This Intake video focuses on the changing nutritional situation in Ghana, and how dietary patterns are shifting towards increased consumption of “fast foods”. The video is available with English, French, and Spanish sub-titles.

Developing Metrics of Diet Quality

Intake is working with Harvard University to develop and validate new metrics of diet quality for women of reproductive age for use in low- and middle-income countries. 

For background on the context and motivation for this work, and a review and synthesis of conceptual and operational definitions of diet quality, refer to Intake's technical report, Measuring diet quality among women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: New metrics…