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Nutrient density and affordability of aquatic foods in the FAO uFISH database assessed using Nutrient Rich Food (NRF) indices [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundFish and shellfish are valuable sources of high-quality protein, vitamins, and minerals. Their nutrient density and price vary by species.ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine nutrient density and nutrient affordability per unit cost of fish ...
Emma Johnsson, Cristen Harris, Adam Drewnowski   +2 more
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The Nutrient Rich Food Price Index: a nutrition-relevant adaptation of the Laspeyres price index to track the cost of affordable nutrient density

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
BackgroundThe Laspeyres price index is the ratio of the current cost of a market basket of commodities or food groups relative to base period prices.ObjectiveTo develop a nutrition-relevant version of the Laspeyres price index, using market baskets based
Alfonso Mendoza-Velázquez, Alfonso Mendoza-Velázquez, Mariano Guzmán-Rodríguez, Jonathan Lara-Arévalo, Adam Drewnowski   +4 more
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An Alternative Nutrient Rich Food Index (NRF-ai) Incorporating Prevalence of Inadequate and Excessive Nutrient Intake

Foods, 2021
Most nutrient profiling models give equal weight to nutrients irrespective of their ubiquity in the food system. There is also a degree of arbitrariness about which nutrients are included.
Bradley Ridoutt
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Relationship between nutrient profiling and environmental impacts of Norwegian dishes [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundEvaluating the nutrient profiles and environmental impacts of dishes, as well as a better understanding of their relationships, is crucial for both public health policies and individual diets.
Gizem Aytekin-Sahin, Gizem Aytekin-Sahin, Sigrun Henjum   +2 more
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Adapting the EAT-Lancet diet for West Africa: protein quality and micronutrient inadequacies improved through nutrient dense foods [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundThe EAT-Lancet planetary health diet was designed as a universal nutritionally adequate diet with minimal environmental impact. We aim to assess and propose revisions to increase its nutrient adequacy in the context of West Africa based on the ...
Hannah Sanders, Didier Y. Alia, Jonathan Lara-Arevalo, Ty Beal, Adam Drewnowski, Adam Drewnowski   +5 more
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Optimizing nursing home menus in Norway from a sustainability and nutritional perspective [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
IntroductionTransforming food services into a more sustainable and healthier systems has become a crucial necessity today. This transformation plays an even more critical role in institutional settings, particularly for vulnerable populations. In nursing
Gizem Aytekin-Sahin, Gizem Aytekin-Sahin, Omur Sahin, Omur Sahin, Sigrun Henjum   +4 more
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Developing optimal sustainable menus: a guide based on university menus in Tehran Province [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Promoting sustainable food systems is essential to ensuring both public health and environmental protection. University dining halls, as institutional food environments, provide a strategic opportunity to implement and evaluate sustainable ...
Kiyavash Irankhah, Karim Parastouei, Maryam Taghdir, Sepideh Abbaszadeh, Mojtaba Sepandi, Hosein Rostami, Mehdi Ghorbani Hesary   +6 more
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A comparative analysis of sustainability of the usual food intakes of the Iranian population, Iranian food-based dietary guidelines, and optimized dietary models

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Promoting sustainable diets might contribute toward achieving sustainable development goals. Considering the importance of national food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs), this study aimed to assess and compare the sustainability dimensions of the usual ...
Seyyed Reza Sobhani, Sareh Edalati, Hassan Eini-Zinab, Gina Kennedy, Nasrin Omidvar   +4 more
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A comparison of the nutritional profile and nutrient density of commercially available plant-based and dairy yogurts in the United States

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionPlant-based yogurts are sustainable alternatives to dairy yogurts, but a nutritional comparison of plant-based yogurts within the context of dairy yogurts has not yet been applied to commercially available products in the United States. Dairy
Astrid E. D’Andrea, Amanda J. Kinchla, Alissa A. Nolden   +2 more
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Association between ultra-processed foods consumption and micronutrient intake and diet quality in Iranian adults: a multicentric study

Public Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: To identify ultra-processed foods (UPF) contribution to daily energy and nutrient intake in Iranians and examine whether UPF intake is associated with nutrient profile and diet quality.
Fahimeh Haghighatdoost, Parisa Hajihashemi, Noushin Mohammadifard, Farid Najafi, Hossein Farshidi, Masoud Lotfizadeh, Tooba Kazemi, Simin Karimi, Shahin Shirani, Kamal Solati, Nizal Sarrafzadegan   +10 more
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