Nutrient Density as a Dimension of Dietary Quality: Findings of the Nutrient Density Approach in a Multi-Center Evaluation [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 The nutrient adequacy of a diet is typically assessed by comparing estimated nutrient intakes with established average nutrient requirements; this approach does not consider total energy consumed. In this multinational survey investigation in Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa, we explore the applications of the “critical nutrient-density approach ...
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EDIS, 2011 Foods for the older adult that has lost weight should target both energy and nutrient density. This 1-page fact sheet provides explanation and examples. Written by Wendy J.
Wendy J. Dahl, Lauren Foster
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The Nutrient Density of Snacks [PDF]
Global Pediatric Health, 2017 Background: Although Americans receive almost a quarter of their daily energy from snacks, snacking remains a poorly defined and understood eating occasion. However, there is little dietary guidance about choosing snacks.
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Diet quality and nutrient density in pregnant women according to adherence to Mediterranean diet [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Background and aimsThe dietary pattern followed during pregnancy, specifically healthy dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet, is a key factor in the mother’s and the offspring’s health.
Sara Castro-Barquero +43 more
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New Nutrient Rich Food Nutrient Density Models That Include Nutrients and MyPlate Food Groups [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020 Background: Dietary guidelines have shifted emphasis from single nutrients to food patterns, food groups, and dietary ingredients. Nutrient profiling models need to do the same.Methods: Dietary intake data for 23,643 persons aged >2 years came from ...
Adam Drewnowski, Victor L. Fulgoni
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Correcting the “light-diet default”: nutrient density gaps in hospital-based postpartum nutrition services in China and system-level responses [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthPostpartum hospital stays in China are typically brief and highly standardized, yet they coincide with active tissue repair and, for many mothers, lactation initiation—both of which increase requirements for energy, protein, and micronutrients.
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The Interactive Effects of Nutrient Density and Breed on Growth Performance and Gut Microbiota in Broilers [PDF]
AnimalsThis study investigated whether variations in growth response to low nutrient density across breeds are linked to microbiota regulation. Arbor Acres (AA) and Beijing-You (BY) were fed high- (HN) and low-nutrient (LN) diets from day (d) 0 to d42.
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Chicken adaptive response to nutrient density: immune function change revealed by transcriptomic analysis of spleen [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Feed accounts for the largest portion (65-70%) of poultry production costs. The feed formulation is generally improved to efficiently meet the nutritional needs of chickens by reducing the proportion of crude protein (CP) and metabolizable energy (ME ...
Yan Zhou +8 more
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A three-component Breakfast Quality Score (BQS) to evaluate the nutrient density of breakfast meals [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 BackgroundNutrient profiling methods can be applied to individual foods or to composite meals. This article introduces a new method to assess the nutrient density of breakfast meals.ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a new breakfast quality score (BQS),
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A Progressive Nutrient Profiling System to Guide Improvements in Nutrient Density of Foods and Beverages. [PDF]
Front Nutr, 2021 Improving the nutrient density of processed foods is one way to bring the global food supply closer to the WHO Sustainable Development Goals. Nutrient profiling (NP) has emerged as the preferred method of monitoring the progress toward product innovation and reformulation.
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