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What are the different ways in which diets can be viewed?
What are the different ways in which diets can be viewed?
Diets can be viewed as intake of constituent chemicals or as foods, food groups, or dietary patterns.
What is nutritional epidemiology?
What is nutritional epidemiology?
Nutritional epidemiology is the study of the relationship between diet and health outcomes in human populations.
What is the importance of examining diet as both constituents and foods?
What is the importance of examining diet as both constituents and foods?
Examining diet as both constituents and foods provides maximal insight into the relationship between diet and disease.
What is the purpose of calculating nutrient intakes from data on food consumption?
What is the purpose of calculating nutrient intakes from data on food consumption?
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What are some examples of constituent chemicals in diets?
What are some examples of constituent chemicals in diets?
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Overview of Diet and Nutrient Intake in Nutritional Epidemiology
- The text discusses the various perspectives from which diet can be viewed in nutritional epidemiology.
- Diets of human populations are complex and can be viewed as intake of constituent chemicals or as foods, food groups, or dietary patterns.
- Examining diet both as constituents and as foods provides the most insight into the relationship between diet and disease.
- The chapter also discusses the calculation of nutrient intakes from data on food consumption.
- Nutrient intakes are calculated by considering the intake of essential nutrients, non-nutritive components of foods, and contaminants.
- Nutritional epidemiology focuses on studying the relationship between diet and disease.
- The book "Foods and Nutrients" by Walter Willett and Laura Sampson explores the field of nutritional epidemiology.
- The book was published in 2012 and is available on Oxford Scholarship Online.
- The print ISBN-13 is 9780199754038.
- The chapter in question is Chapter 2 of the book.
- The chapter provides an abstract and keywords for easy reference.
- The chapter DOI is 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199754038.003.0002.
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Test your knowledge on Foods and Nutrients with this quiz! This quiz covers topics such as Nutritional Epidemiology and the work of Walter Willett. See how much you know about the importance of foods and nutrients in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
