Background Recent studies have explored the influence of socioeconomic inequalities on
the diet quality. However, there is lack of evidence regarding the level of inequalities in�…

Objective To evaluate the internal validity and reliability of an index developed to assess the
nutritional quality of meals. Methods The Main Meal Quality Index is composed of ten�…

Nutritional surveys are important information sources for public policy in the food and
nutrition field. They focus on assessing usual dietary patterns, because health outcomes�…

Objective: This study aimed to assess the adaptation of the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) to
Brazilian dietary recommendations for children aged 3 to 4 years (n= 345) and 7 to 8 years�…

Objective: To evaluate sociodemographic inequalities in the diet quality of the urban
population of the city of Campinas, S�o Paulo, Brazil. Methods: A population-based, cross�…

OBJECTIVE: To assess dietary quality and associated factors in adolescents. STUDY
DESIGN: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study in a sample of 1584�…

Abstract The Healthy Eating Index (HEI), a measure of diet quality, was updated to reflect the
2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the accompanying USDA Food Patterns. To�…

Objectives The objective of this research was to develop and test a low-burden method to
gather diet quality data that is comparable across countries, consistently implemented, and�…

This study aimed to evaluate differences between men and women on a global index and for
each component of the Brazilian Healthy Eating Revised-Index (BHEI-R), as well as with�…

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To develop a Diet Quality Index Adapted for Pregnant Women
(IQDAG) and to evaluate its relation with the characteristics of women treated at the Brazilian�…