Importance of food composition data to nutrition and public health

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 64; no. S3; pp. S4 - S7
• Main Authors: Elmadfa, I, Meyer, A.L
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 01.11.2010
• Subjects: Agrochemicals; Bioavailability; Biological activity; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Availability; Biological effects; Carotenoids; Chromium; Composition; Consumers; Contaminants; Copper; data analysis; Data collection; Diet; Dietary guidelines; dietary recommendations; Energy; Energy Intake; European Food Information Resource (EuroFIR); European Union; Europeans; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Food; Food Analysis - standards; Food cans; Food chains; Food composition; Food consumption; Food contamination; Food intake; Food products; food quality; Food sources; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Guidelines; Guidelines as Topic; Health care; human nutrition; Humans; Industrial pollution; Meals; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Methods; Micronutrients; Micronutrients - metabolism; Molybdenum; nutrient databanks; nutrient intake; Nutrients; Nutrition; nutrition assessment; Nutrition research; nutritional adequacy; nutritional intervention; Nutritional Sciences; Pollutants; Polyphenols; Product/Service Evaluations; Public Health; Quality assessment; Risk Assessment; Soil contamination; Soil quality; Sucrose; Target groups; Trace elements; Trace elements (nutrients); Trace Elements - metabolism; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vitamin E; Europe; non-nutritive compounds; databases; Nutrition; food composition; Database; Metabolic diseases; Public health; Food; Feeding

Introduction: Adequate nutrition is one of the pillars of public health. Before developing and implementing effective intervention programmes to improve nutrition at the population level, it is important to know the nutritional situation of the target group. Assessment of energy and nutrient intake:...