Dietary quality among men and women in 187 countries in 1990 and 2010: a systematic assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy dietary patterns are a global priority to reduce non-communicable diseases. Yet neither worldwide patterns of diets nor their trends with time are well established. We aimed to characterise global changes (or trends) in dietary patterns nationally and regionally and to assess heterogeneity by age, sex, national income, and type of dietary pattern.

Methods

In this systematic assessment, we evaluated global consumption of key dietary items (foods and nutrients) by region, nation, age, and sex in 1990 and 2010. Consumption data were evaluated from 325 surveys (71·7% nationally representative) covering 88·7% of the global adult population. Two types of dietary pattern were assessed: one reflecting greater consumption of ten healthy dietary items and the other

SUBMITTER: Imamura F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4342410 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature