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Indexes of Overall Diet Quality
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This article reviews the published indexes of overall diet quality. Approaches used for measuring overall diet quality include those based on examination of the intake of nutrients, food groups, or a combination of both. A majority of the indexes have been examined in relation to nutrient adequacy only; few have been evaluated for assessment of quality according to current dietary guidelines, namely, a diet relatively low in fat that meets energy and nutrient needs. The indexes of overall diet quality were related to the risk of disease more strongly than individual nutrients or foods.
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- Authors
- KANT, A. K.
- Affiliations
- Queens College, CUNY (US)
- Corresponding author
- KANT, ASHIMA K.
- ORCID
- KANT, ASHIMA K.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association
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- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1996-08
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- 96
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 785-791
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- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
- Keywords
- diet quality index, nutritional adequacy, dietary guidelines, low-fat diet, disease risk, food groups, nutrient intake
- MeSH terms
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Diet, Humans, Mortality, Neoplasms, Risk Factors, Nutrition Assessment, MEDLINE
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