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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

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

This paper describes the overall process of developing food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for use in Ethiopia.

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

A Global Review of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines

This paper is an inventory of current and available food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) across the world.

2019
Herforth A, Arimond M, Alvarez-Sanchez C, Coates J, Christianson K, Muehlhoff E

DIET@NET: Best Practice Guidelines for Dietary Assessment in Health Research

This paper reports best practice guidelines to be followed in order to choose the most appropriate dietary assessment tool.

2017
Cade JE, Warthon-Medina M, Albar S, Alwan NA, Ness A, Roe M, Wark PA, Greathead K, Burley VJ, Finglas P, Johnson L, Page P, Roberts K, Steer T, Hooson J, Greenwood DC, Robinson S

Dietary Assessment: A Resource Guide to Method Selection and Application in Low Resource Settings

This FAO publication provides guidance to help assess what type of data collection method is best suited to meet a given objective of a diet-related survey.

2018
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