Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs
Although dietary diversity is universally recognized as a key component of healthy diets, there is still a lack of consensus on how to measure and operationalize it. This paper focuses on the issues of dietary diversity in developing countries. It also draws upon experience from developed countries...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Ruel, Marie T. |
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| description | Although dietary diversity is universally recognized as a key component of healthy diets, there is still a lack of consensus on how to measure and operationalize it. This paper focuses on the issues of dietary diversity in developing countries. It also draws upon experience from developed countries to address the following questions: 1. How is dietary diversity conceptualized, operationalized, and measured, and how does it relate operationally to dietary quality?; 2. Is there an association between dietary diversity and nutrient adequacy in developing countries? Between dietary diversity and child growth?; 3. What is the relationship between household-level dietary diversity and socioeconomic factors and food security?; 4. What key measurement issues need to be addressed to better operationalize and understand dietary diversity? |
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| spelling | CGSpace1576182025-04-08T18:26:30Z Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs Ruel, Marie T. diet developing countries growth children nutrition food security Although dietary diversity is universally recognized as a key component of healthy diets, there is still a lack of consensus on how to measure and operationalize it. This paper focuses on the issues of dietary diversity in developing countries. It also draws upon experience from developed countries to address the following questions: 1. How is dietary diversity conceptualized, operationalized, and measured, and how does it relate operationally to dietary quality?; 2. Is there an association between dietary diversity and nutrient adequacy in developing countries? Between dietary diversity and child growth?; 3. What is the relationship between household-level dietary diversity and socioeconomic factors and food security?; 4. What key measurement issues need to be addressed to better operationalize and understand dietary diversity? 2003 2024-10-24T12:51:02Z 2024-10-24T12:51:02Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157618 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ruel, Marie T. 2003. Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality? a review of measurement issues and research needs. FCND Discussion Paper Brief. 140. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157618 |
| spellingShingle | diet developing countries growth children nutrition food security Ruel, Marie T. Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs |
| title | Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs |
| title_full | Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs |
| title_fullStr | Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs |
| title_short | Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs |
| title_sort | is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality a review of measurement issues and research needs |
| topic | diet developing countries growth children nutrition food security |
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