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This paper gives an overview of methods used to characterise overall diet: a priori methods, i.e., score based approaches (mainly based on dietary recommendations) and a posteriori methods, i.e.,…

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

This IZiNCG technical brief describes various data collection tools and methods, and analysis approaches and software to assess dietary zinc intake in populations.

This WHO fact sheet provides recommendations for a healthy diet.

This paper describes a two-part statistical model that uses information from two 24-hour recalls to estimate the usual intake distribution of episodically consumed foods; the method allows for…

This brief describes five main steps to assessing the adequacy of zinc intake in a population. The document includes IZiNCG guidance on Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) for zinc.

This Intake survey guidance document provides an overview of key planning and design considerations for quantitative 24-hour recall dietary surveys in low- and middle-income countries.

This Intake publication provides an overview of the various methodologic issues that are relevant to the collection and analysis of dietary data when a key objective of the survey includes…

This Intake survey guidance document provides an overview of the main pre-survey tasks that should be considered as part of the planning, design, and budgeting process for large-scale quantitative…

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.