Food Composition and Dedicated Databases: Key Tools for Human Health and Public Nutrition

• Other Authors: Durazzo, Alessandra (Editor), Lucarini, Massimo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; plant sterols; database; Polish population; supermarket packaged foods; private labels; generic labels; branded labels; health star rating; sugar; sodium; healthiness; price; public health policy; food data; natural substances; health promotion; sustainable foods; national food composition databases; one health; nutritional knowledge; eight-year-old students; official control; school canteen; food composition database; nutrient pattern; nutrient composition; principal component analysis; food-based dietary guideline; salt intake; South Africa; salt content; nutritional claims; nutrient profile/profiling models; changes in sodium content; food database; public health; industrially-produced trans fatty acids; Elaidic acid; Linolelaidic acid; traditional dishes; Arabic sweets; market foods; Lebanon; n/a; fast food; total sugars; population health; food environments; meal combos; food standardization; nutrients; bioactive compounds; personalized nutrition; saccharin; sucralose; gut microbiota; acceptable daily intake; short-term studies; long-term studies; short-chain fatty acids; cognitive impairment; cognitive decline; nutritional care; hospitalized patient; elderly patient; EuroFIR AISBL; food data banks; standardization; harmonization; interoperability
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This Special Issue collects research on and applications of the relationship between food, nutrition, and databases. The development of databases of nutrients, bioactive compounds, and metabolites are key tools for human health and public nutrition and represent resources for a wide range of applica...