Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets

Biodiversity is key for human and environmental health. Available dietary and ecological indicators are not designed to assess the intricate relationship between food biodiversity and diet quality. We applied biodiversity indicators to dietary intake data from and assessed associations with diet qua...

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Autores principales: Lachat, Carl, Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, Walker Smith, K., Kolsteren, P., Damm, P. van, Verzelen, K., Penafiel, Daniela, Vanhove, W., Kennedy, G., Hunter, D., Oduor Odhiambo, F., Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D., Baets, B. de, Ratnasekera, D., The Ky, H., Remans, R., Termote, Céline
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89861
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author Lachat, Carl
Raneri, Jessica Evelyn
Walker Smith, K.
Kolsteren, P.
Damm, P. van
Verzelen, K.
Penafiel, Daniela
Vanhove, W.
Kennedy, G.
Hunter, D.
Oduor Odhiambo, F.
Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D.
Baets, B. de
Ratnasekera, D.
The Ky, H.
Remans, R.
Termote, Céline
author_browse Baets, B. de
Damm, P. van
Hunter, D.
Kennedy, G.
Kolsteren, P.
Lachat, Carl
Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D.
Oduor Odhiambo, F.
Penafiel, Daniela
Raneri, Jessica Evelyn
Ratnasekera, D.
Remans, R.
Termote, Céline
The Ky, H.
Vanhove, W.
Verzelen, K.
Walker Smith, K.
author_facet Lachat, Carl
Raneri, Jessica Evelyn
Walker Smith, K.
Kolsteren, P.
Damm, P. van
Verzelen, K.
Penafiel, Daniela
Vanhove, W.
Kennedy, G.
Hunter, D.
Oduor Odhiambo, F.
Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D.
Baets, B. de
Ratnasekera, D.
The Ky, H.
Remans, R.
Termote, Céline
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description Biodiversity is key for human and environmental health. Available dietary and ecological indicators are not designed to assess the intricate relationship between food biodiversity and diet quality. We applied biodiversity indicators to dietary intake data from and assessed associations with diet quality of women and young children. Data from 24-hour diet recalls (55% in the wet season) of n = 6,226 participants (34% women) in rural areas from seven low- and middle-income countries were analyzed. Mean adequacies of vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, calcium, iron, and zinc and diet diversity score (DDS) were used to assess diet quality. Associations of biodiversity indicators with nutrient adequacy were quantified using multilevel models, receiver operating characteristic curves, and test sensitivity and specificity. A total of 234 different species were consumed, of which <30% were consumed in more than one country. Nine species were consumed in all countries and provided, on average, 61% of total energy intake and a significant contribution of micronutrients in the wet season. Compared with Simpson’s index of diversity and functional diversity, species richness (SR) showed stronger associations and better diagnostic properties with micronutrient adequacy. For every additional species consumed, dietary nutrient adequacy increased by 0.03 (P < 0.001). Diets with higher nutrient adequacy were mostly obtained when both SR and DDS were maximal. Adding SR to the minimum cutoff for minimum diet diversity improved the ability to detect diets with higher micronutrient adequacy in women but not in children. Dietary SR is recommended as the most appropriate measure of food biodiversity in diets.
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spelling CGSpace898612025-11-12T05:40:22Z Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets Lachat, Carl Raneri, Jessica Evelyn Walker Smith, K. Kolsteren, P. Damm, P. van Verzelen, K. Penafiel, Daniela Vanhove, W. Kennedy, G. Hunter, D. Oduor Odhiambo, F. Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D. Baets, B. de Ratnasekera, D. The Ky, H. Remans, R. Termote, Céline human nutrition diet diversification household consumption foods biodiversity Biodiversity is key for human and environmental health. Available dietary and ecological indicators are not designed to assess the intricate relationship between food biodiversity and diet quality. We applied biodiversity indicators to dietary intake data from and assessed associations with diet quality of women and young children. Data from 24-hour diet recalls (55% in the wet season) of n = 6,226 participants (34% women) in rural areas from seven low- and middle-income countries were analyzed. Mean adequacies of vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, calcium, iron, and zinc and diet diversity score (DDS) were used to assess diet quality. Associations of biodiversity indicators with nutrient adequacy were quantified using multilevel models, receiver operating characteristic curves, and test sensitivity and specificity. A total of 234 different species were consumed, of which <30% were consumed in more than one country. Nine species were consumed in all countries and provided, on average, 61% of total energy intake and a significant contribution of micronutrients in the wet season. Compared with Simpson’s index of diversity and functional diversity, species richness (SR) showed stronger associations and better diagnostic properties with micronutrient adequacy. For every additional species consumed, dietary nutrient adequacy increased by 0.03 (P < 0.001). Diets with higher nutrient adequacy were mostly obtained when both SR and DDS were maximal. Adding SR to the minimum cutoff for minimum diet diversity improved the ability to detect diets with higher micronutrient adequacy in women but not in children. Dietary SR is recommended as the most appropriate measure of food biodiversity in diets. 2018-01-02 2017-12-31T10:04:18Z 2017-12-31T10:04:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89861 en Open Access application/pdf National Academy of Sciences Lachat, C.; Raneri, J.E.; Walker Smith, K.; Kolsteren, P.; van Damm, P.; Verzelen, K.; Penafiel, D.; Vanhove, W.; Kennedy, G.; Hunter, D.; Oduor Odhiambo, F.; Ntandou-Bouzitou, G.; De Baets, B.; Ratnasekera, D.; The Ky, H.; Remans, R.; Termote, C. (2017) Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Online first paper (18DEC17) ISSN:0027-8424
spellingShingle human nutrition
diet
diversification
household consumption
foods
biodiversity
Lachat, Carl
Raneri, Jessica Evelyn
Walker Smith, K.
Kolsteren, P.
Damm, P. van
Verzelen, K.
Penafiel, Daniela
Vanhove, W.
Kennedy, G.
Hunter, D.
Oduor Odhiambo, F.
Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D.
Baets, B. de
Ratnasekera, D.
The Ky, H.
Remans, R.
Termote, Céline
Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets
title Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets
title_full Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets
title_fullStr Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets
title_full_unstemmed Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets
title_short Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets
title_sort dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets
topic human nutrition
diet
diversification
household consumption
foods
biodiversity
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89861
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