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The Stratification of Foods on the Basis of Overall Nutritional Quality: The Overall Nutritional Quality Index

David L Katz, Valentine Y Njike, Zubaida Faridi, Lauren Q Rhee, Rebecca S Reeves, David J A Jenkins, and Keith T Ayoob

Am J Health Promot 24(2):133-143 (2009) PMID 19928486

Consumer understanding of nutrition information is key to making dietary choices consistent with guidelines. The development of an objective, science-based, and universally applicable system of nutrition guidance would be of considerable potential value to the public health.

DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.080930-QUAN-224
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