Diet quality index adjusted for energy requirements in adults Índice de qualidade da dieta ajustado pela necessidade energética em adultos

• Main Authors: Patricia Constante Jaime (Author), Daniel Henrique Bandoni (Author), Ana Clara da Fonseca Leitão Duran (Author), Regina Mara Fisberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to develop a diet quality index (DQI-a) adjusted for energy requirement. Dietary intake of adults was assessed using 24-hour food recall. The DQI was developed for scores evenly distributed across ten items characterizing different aspects of diet: food groups, nutrients, and variet...