[HTML][HTML] Validation of the Healthy Eating Index with use of plasma biomarkers in a clinical sample of women
CS Hann, CL Rock, I King, A Drewnowski�- The American journal of clinical�…, 2001 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background: The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a 100-point analytic scoring tool
used to measure compliance with dietary recommendations and guidelines. Objective: The
objective was to calculate HEI scores for a sample of women and to link the HEI scores to
plasma biomarkers of dietary exposure. Design: Respondents were 340 women aged 21–
80 y who were enrolled in a case-control study of diet and breast cancer. The sample
included 172 patients with newly diagnosed cancer (case subjects), 149 cancer-free control�…
used to measure compliance with dietary recommendations and guidelines. Objective: The
objective was to calculate HEI scores for a sample of women and to link the HEI scores to
plasma biomarkers of dietary exposure. Design: Respondents were 340 women aged 21–
80 y who were enrolled in a case-control study of diet and breast cancer. The sample
included 172 patients with newly diagnosed cancer (case subjects), 149 cancer-free control�…