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Measuring Diet Quality for Women of Reproductive Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Towards New Metrics for Changing Diets

This Intake technical report provides a framework for the development of metrics of diet quality for women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries.

2019
Arimond M, Deitchler M

Global Comparison of National and Individual Food Consumption Surveys as a Basis for Health Research and Integration in National Health Surveillance Programmes

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

Relative Costs of 24-Hour Recall and Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys for Nutrition Analysis

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

Large-Scale Food Fortification: An Overview of Trends and Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in 2017

This paper provide an overview of the state of large-scale food fortification in the world, with an emphasis on the gaps and challenges to the scaling-up of the fortification of staple foods…

2018
Darton-Hill I, Neufeld L, Vossenaar M, Osendarp S, Martinez H

Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women: A Guide for Measurement

This FAO and FANTA document provides guidance for the collection of the Minimum Dietary Diversity for WRA (MDD-W) indicator.  MDD-W is a dietary diversity indicator that has been shown…

2016
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FHI 360

NOVA: The Star Shines Bright

This paper describes a food classification system that is based on the level of processing of the food.  Foods are categorized into four groups: Group 1 - Unprocessed or minimally…

2016
Monteiro CA, Cannon G, Levy RB, Moubarac J-C, Jaime P, Martins AP, Canella D, Louzada ML, Parra D