The search continues for a tool to evaluate dietary quality

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Nutritional scientists have been searching for a tool that can link dietary or nutrient intakes to chronic disease incidence and perhaps even to morbidity and mortality. Much of what has been published focuses on individual nutrients, with dietary fat receiving the trophy for being the most explored. However, most nutritionists believe that the answer lies not in the intake of a specific nutrient but in dietary patterns or the intake of foods or food groups (1). Because of the lack of validated research tools and methods to capture patterns of food intake, the default has been to document specific nutrient intakes and to relate the data to disease incidence.

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