Dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in Iran: study protocol
Abstract Background Nutritional inadequacy, especially micronutrients, is still a serious concern among children in developing countries. Dietary diversity score (DDS) has been recommended as a proxy for nutritional adequacy. The present study aims to develop a questionnaire to assess the dietary di...
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| author | Zahra Yari Maryam Amini Hamid Rasekhi Bahareh Nikooyeh Azam Doustmohammadian Delaram Ghodsi Samira Rabiei Tirang R. Neyestani |
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| description | Abstract Background Nutritional inadequacy, especially micronutrients, is still a serious concern among children in developing countries. Dietary diversity score (DDS) has been recommended as a proxy for nutritional adequacy. The present study aims to develop a questionnaire to assess the dietary diversity among 24–59 months children in Iran; also, the validity of the dietary diversity score as an indicator of nutritional status among the children will be assessed. Methods In order to design the questionnaire, the Food and Agriculture Organization Guideline for measuring individual dietary diversity will be applied. According to the guideline, foods are categorized into nine groups, then dietary diversity score will be calculated by summing the number of food groups. In order to evaluate the efficacy of this questionnaire in predicting the nutritional status of the children, the relationship between dietary diversity score calculated by the questionnaire with nutritional adequacy, serum retinol and anthropometric indicators will be compared. Discussion DDS can be a valuable indicator for predicting the adequacy of macronutrients and micronutrients specially in children. It is also significantly related to the mean probability of adequacy (MPA). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dacf136bb09430f81dbba9831a81b3c2022-12-22T03:53:47ZengBMCBMC Nutrition2055-09282022-10-01811410.1186/s40795-022-00616-6Dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in Iran: study protocolZahra Yari0Maryam Amini1Hamid Rasekhi2Bahareh Nikooyeh3Azam Doustmohammadian4Delaram Ghodsi5Samira Rabiei6Tirang R. Neyestani7Department of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical ScienceGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center (GILDRC), Iran University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical ScienceAbstract Background Nutritional inadequacy, especially micronutrients, is still a serious concern among children in developing countries. Dietary diversity score (DDS) has been recommended as a proxy for nutritional adequacy. The present study aims to develop a questionnaire to assess the dietary diversity among 24–59 months children in Iran; also, the validity of the dietary diversity score as an indicator of nutritional status among the children will be assessed. Methods In order to design the questionnaire, the Food and Agriculture Organization Guideline for measuring individual dietary diversity will be applied. According to the guideline, foods are categorized into nine groups, then dietary diversity score will be calculated by summing the number of food groups. In order to evaluate the efficacy of this questionnaire in predicting the nutritional status of the children, the relationship between dietary diversity score calculated by the questionnaire with nutritional adequacy, serum retinol and anthropometric indicators will be compared. Discussion DDS can be a valuable indicator for predicting the adequacy of macronutrients and micronutrients specially in children. It is also significantly related to the mean probability of adequacy (MPA).https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-022-00616-6AdequacyDietDiversityNutrientsChildren |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Yari Maryam Amini Hamid Rasekhi Bahareh Nikooyeh Azam Doustmohammadian Delaram Ghodsi Samira Rabiei Tirang R. Neyestani Dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in Iran: study protocol BMC Nutrition Adequacy Diet Diversity Nutrients Children |
| title | Dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in Iran: study protocol |
| title_full | Dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in Iran: study protocol |
| title_fullStr | Dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in Iran: study protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in Iran: study protocol |
| title_short | Dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in Iran: study protocol |
| title_sort | dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional adequacy in 24 to 59 months old children in iran study protocol |
| topic | Adequacy Diet Diversity Nutrients Children |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-022-00616-6 |
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