Harmonising dietary datasets for global surveillance: methods and findings from the Global Dietary Database
| Title: | Harmonising dietary datasets for global surveillance: methods and findings from the Global Dietary Database |
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| Authors: | Dimitra Karageorgou, Laura Lara Castor, Victoria Padula de Quadros, Rita Ferreira de Sousa, Bridget Anna Holmes, Sofia Ioannidou, Dariush Mozaffarian, Renata Micha |
| Source: | Public Health Nutrition, Vol 27 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Public aspects of medicine LCC:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases |
| Subject Terms: | Dietary data, dietary intakes, harmonisation, 24-h recall, food intakes, nutrient intake, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, RC620-627 |
| More Details: | Abstract Objective: The Global Dietary Database (GDD) expanded its previous methods to harmonise and publicly disseminate individual-level dietary data from nutrition surveys worldwide. Design: Analysis of cross-sectional data. Setting: Global. Participants: General population. Methods: Comprehensive methods to streamline the harmonisation of primary, individual-level 24-h recall and food record data worldwide were developed. To standardise the varying food descriptions, FoodEx2 was used, a highly detailed food classification and description system developed and adapted for international use by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Standardised processes were developed to: identify eligible surveys; contact data owners; screen surveys for inclusion; harmonise data structure, variable definition and unit and food characterisation; perform data checks and publicly disseminate the harmonised datasets. The GDD joined forces with FAO and EFSA, given the shared goal of harmonising individual-level dietary data worldwide. Results: Of 1500 dietary surveys identified, 600 met the eligibility criteria, and 156 were prioritised and contacted; fifty-five surveys were included for harmonisation and, ultimately, fifty two were harmonised. The included surveys were primarily nationally representative (59 %); included high- (39 %), upper-middle (21 %), lower-middle (27 %) and low- (13 %) income countries; usually collected multiple recalls/ records (64 %) and largely captured both sexes, all ages and both rural and urban areas. Surveys from low- and lower-middle v. high- and upper-middle income countries reported fewer nutrients (median 17 v. 30) and rarely included nutrients relevant to diet-related chronic diseases, such as n-3 fatty acids and Na. Conclusions: Diverse 24-h recalls/records can be harmonised to provide highly granular, standardised data, supporting nutrition programming, research and capacity development worldwide. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 13689800 1368-9800 1475-2727 |
| Relation: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980024000211/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1368-9800; https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2727 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1368980024000211 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/4abec2fac27d44e8914325b9baa8f024 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.4abec2fac27d44e8914325b9baa8f024 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 13689800 14752727 |
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| DOI: | 10.1017/S1368980024000211 |
| Published in: | Public Health Nutrition |
| Language: | English |