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Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality? [PDF]
, 2002 Although dietary diversity is universally recognized as a key component of healthy diets, there is still a lack of consensus on how to measure and operationalize it. This paper focuses on the issues of dietary diversity in developing countries.
Ruel, Marie T.
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The apportionment of dietary diversity in wildlife. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AEvaluating species’ roles in food webs is critical for advancing ecological theories on competition, coexistence, and biodiversity but is complicated by pronounced dietary variability within species and overlap across species. We combined dietary DNA metabarcoding, GPS tracking, and a machine-learning algorithm to cluster and compare ...
Hoff HK +7 more
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Examining the Dietary Diversity of Children in Niger [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Malnutrition is a major public health concern in Niger. The stunting rate in children in Niger is over 50%, one of the highest in the world. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine children’s dietary diversity (CDD) and the maternal factors that impact CDD. A total of 1265 mother–child pairs were analyzed.
Nafissatou Cisse Egbuonye +3 more
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Dietary and lifestyle associations with microbiome diversity
Gut Pathogens, 2022 Abstract Background Microbial dysbiosis has been closely linked with colorectal cancer development. However, data is limited regarding the relationship of the mucosal microbiome, adenomatous polyps and dietary habits. Understanding these associations may elucidate pathways for risk stratification according to diet.
Katherine M. Watson +8 more
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Production diversity and dietary diversity in smallholder farm households [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 Significance Given that hunger and malnutrition are still widespread problems in many developing countries, the question of how to make agriculture and food systems more nutrition-sensitive is of high relevance for research and policy. Many of the undernourished people in Africa and Asia are small-scale subsistence farmers.
Sibhatu, Kibrom T. +2 more
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Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana [PDF]
Heliyon, 2017 The health of children in Ghana has improved in recent years. However, the current prevalence rates of malnutrition remain above internationally acceptable levels. This study, therefore, revisits the determinants of child health by using Ghana's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey to investigate the effect of infant feeding practices on child health.
Frempong, Raymond Boadi +1 more
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Nutrition, 2021 We sought to develop and evaluate the relative validity of a dietary diversity questionnaire (DDQ) that reflects food-group diversity, food variety, and micronutrient adequacy among New Zealand women.A cross-sectional study included New Zealand women (Auckland based; ages 16-45 y, n = 101), completing a 7-d DDQ and 4-d weighed food record (reference ...
Rozanne Kruger +4 more
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Relationships between dietary diversity and gut microbial diversity in the elderly
Beneficial Microbes, 2022 Diet is considered as a major driver of gut microbiota composition. However, little is known about the relationship between overall dietary balance and gut microbiota, especially in the elderly. Here, using the Quantitative Index for Dietary Diversity (QUANTIDD), we analysed the relationships between dietary diversity and gut microbiota diversity in ...
R, Amamoto +9 more
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FOOD-BASED AND NON-FOOD-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE DIETARY DIVERSITY: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Media Gizi Indonesia, 2022 Dietary diversity is one of the diet quality. Poor dietary diversity is associated with malnutrition, stunting, poor gut health, pregnancy complications, and cognitive impairment.
Riska Mayang Saputri Ginting +2 more
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Dietary Diversity in Nepal: A Latent Class Approach [PDF]
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2021 Background: Nutritional status has important implications for labor productivity, lifetime earnings, and country-wide economic development. Dietary diversity is an important contributor to nutrition. Objective: To identify how patterns
Gerald Shively, Alecia Evans
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