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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

How Dietary Intake has been Assessed in African Countries: A Systematic Review

This systematic review aimed to identify studies that had been carried out to assess the dietary intake of populations in Africa over a ten-year period, and to summarize the methodologies…

2018
Vila-Real C, Pimenta-Martins A, Gomes AM, Pinto E, Main NH

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