The healthy eating index: design and applications
ET KENNEDY, J Ohls, S Carlson, K Fleming�- Journal of the American�…, 1995 - Elsevier
Objective To develop an index of overall diet quality. Design The Healthy Eating Index (HEI)
was developed based on a 10-component system of five food groups, four nutrients, and a
measure of variety in food intake. Each of the 10 components has a score ranging from 0 to
10, so the total possible index score is 100. Methods/subjects Data from the 1989 and 1990
Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals were used to analyze the HEI for a
representative sample of the US population. Statistical analyses performed Frequencies�…
was developed based on a 10-component system of five food groups, four nutrients, and a
measure of variety in food intake. Each of the 10 components has a score ranging from 0 to
10, so the total possible index score is 100. Methods/subjects Data from the 1989 and 1990
Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals were used to analyze the HEI for a
representative sample of the US population. Statistical analyses performed Frequencies�…