Dietary diversity predicts the adequacy of micronutrient intake in pregnant adolescent girls and women in Bangladesh, but use of the 5-group cutoff poorly identifies individuals with inadequate intake

Background: The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) indicator based on a 10-food group women dietary diversity score (WDDS-10) has been validated to assess dietary quality in nonpregnant women. Little is known about its applicability in pregnant women, and specifically pregnant adolescent gi...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Huybregts, Lieven, Sanghvi, Tina, Tran, Lan Mai, Frongillo, Edward A., Menon, Purnima, Ruel, Marie T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146763

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