Simple food group diversity indicators predict micronutrient adequacy of women's diets in 5 diverse, resource-poor settings1-7

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Arimond, Mary ^a   Wiesmann, Doris ^b   Becquey, Elodie ^c   Carriquiry, Alicia ^d   Daniels, Melissa C ^e   Deitchler, Megan ^b   Fanou Fogny, Nadia ^f   Joseph, Maria L ^d   Kennedy, Gina ^f,g   Martin Prevel, Yves ^c   Torheim, Liv Elin ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Independent Consultant ^*  (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^e IL   (United States)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^h Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FAT; FOLIC ACID; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; OIL; RIBOFLAVIN; STARCH; TRACE ELEMENT; YOGHURT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BEEF; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BURKINA FASO; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEESE; CHICKEN; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; DUCK; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FRUIT; GOAT; GRUB; HUMAN; INSECT; LAMB; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LEGUME; MALI; MILK; MOZAMBIQUE; NUT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHILIPPINES; PIGEON; PLANT SEED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORK; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROBABILITY; RODENT; RURAL POPULATION; SHELLFISH; SNAKE; SOYBEAN; TURKEY (BIRD); URBAN POPULATION; VEAL; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOD; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MICRONUTRIENTS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78149274386     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.123414     Document Type: Article

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