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This paper describes the National Cancer Institute (NCI) method for estimating the usual intake distribution for nutrients.

This paper describes an extension to modeling usual intake distributions for episodically consumed foods, to assess the relationship between usual intake and health outcomes in a regression…

This paper describes the statistical theory that underlies four different modeling methods developed to estimate the distribution of usual intake and reviews the strengths and limitations of each…

This paper describes the appropriate use and interpretation of the Tolerable Upper Intakes defined by the US Institute of Medicine in the Dietary Reference Intakes.

This paper describes an approach for assessing the prevalence of nutrient inadequacy in a group, using the usual nutrient intake distribution and the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for a…

This paper reports on the testing of a new method to derive an estimated value for dietary iron bioavailability in low- and middle-income countries.

This paper describes a new method for estimating free and added sugars in the collection and analysis of dietary data.

This FAO document provides analytical data on food diversity, with compositional data provided for 7941 foods and 490 components based on analytical data from primary sources.

This Intake video highlights how dietary data can be used to inform evidence-based nutrition programs and policies in low- and middle-income countries. English sub-titles are included.

This Intake video describes the changing nutritional situation in Ghana and how dietary patterns are shifting towards increased consumption of “fast foods”.  French sub-titles are…