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An evidence-based definition of nutrition security: disparities in sociodemographic characteristics, dietary intake and cardiometabolic risk using the US Healthy Eating Index

2024-06-04 nutrition Title + abstract only
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BackgroundRising rates of diet-related chronic diseases and disparities in disease prevalence by sociodemographic factors highlight the need to improve the diet quality of Americans. Understanding how the Healthy Eating Index-2020 (HEI-2020) can be used as a measure of diet quality to create benchmarks for national nutrition monitoring can assist in surveillance and improve the design of nutrition programs and policies. ObjectiveTo examine the utility of the HEI-2020 to create benchmarks for na...

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