Characterizing Dietary Intakes in Rural Australian Adults: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Rural Australians experience a higher burden of diet-related chronic disease than their metropolitan counterparts. Dietary intake data is needed to understand priorities for nutrition initiatives that reduce disparities in the health of rural Australians. A systematic literature review aimed to synthesize the evidence on dietary intakes in adult populations residing in rural and remote Australia, to identify areas for intervention, and make recommendations for future research. A comprehensive search of five electronic databases was conducted and 22 articles were identified for inclusion. Half of the included studies (50%) collected dietary data using non-validated questionnaires and nearly half (41%) did not benchmark dietary intakes against public health guidelines. Most studies (95%) sho

SUBMITTER: Alston L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7697691 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature