Development and evaluation of the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To update the Dutch Healthy Diet index, a measure of diet quality, to reflect adherence to the Dutch dietary guidelines 2015 and to evaluate against participants' characteristics and nutrient intakes with the score based on 24 h recall (24 hR) data and FFQ data.

Design

The Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015 (DHD15-index) consists of fifteen components representing the fifteen food-based Dutch dietary guidelines of 2015. Per component the score ranges between 0 and 10, resulting in a total score between 0 (no adherence) and 150 (complete adherence).

Setting

Wageningen area, the Netherlands, 2011-2013.

Subjects

Data of 885 men and women, aged 20-70 years, participating in the longitudinal NQplus study, who filled out two 24 hR and one FFQ, were used.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Looman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261559 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature