Assessing global dietary habits: a comparison of national estimatesfrom the FAO and the Global Dietary Database
Author(s) -
Liana C. Del Gobbo,
Shahab Khatibzadeh,
Fumiaki Imamura,
Renata Micha,
Peilin Shi,
Matthew R. Smith,
Samuel S. Myers,
Dariush Mozaffarian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.114.087403
Subject(s) - calibration , statistics , mathematics , covariate , multivariate statistics , food group , zoology , geography , biology , medicine , environmental health
Accurate data on dietary habits are crucial for understanding impacts on disease and informing policy priorities. Nation-specific food balance sheets from the United Nations FAO provided the only available global dietary estimates but with uncertain validity.
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