Food insecurity, food environments, and disparities in diet quality and obesity in a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older Americans by Yeon Jin Choi, Eileen M. Crimmins, Jennifer A. Ailshire

“…This study aims to investigate whether food insecurity and food environments are jointly associated with an increased risk of poor diet quality and obesity. We used data from a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older adults in the Health and Retirement Study Health Care and Nutrition Survey and the National Neighborhood Data Archive to investigate the role of household and neighborhood characteristics on diet and obesity. …”
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Changes in Diet and Physical Activity among 18–65-Year-Olds after the First National COVID-19 Lockdown in Denmark by Jeppe Matthiessen, Anja Biltoft-Jensen, Anders Stockmarr, Sisse Fagt, Tue Christensen

“…The study showed favorable changes in PA and mixed results regarding diet among Danish adults after the lockdown. Furthermore, the first lockdown period unfavorably impacted the body weight of many Danes.…”
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Restricted carbohydrate diets below 45% energy are not associated with risk of mortality in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2018 by Austin Angelotti, Corina Kowalski, LuAnn K. Johnson, Martha A. Belury, Zach Conrad, Zach Conrad

“…Greater efforts are needed to characterize the risk of mortality associated with varied degrees of carbohydrate restriction, e.g., low (<26%en) and high (>65%en) carbohydrate diets separately.…”
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UK Chickpea Consumption Doubled from 2008/09–2018/19 by Inga Kutepova, Colin D. Rehm, Samara Joy Friend

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Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Score and Its Association with Sleep Quality in a National Survey of Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women by Hailun Liang, Hind A. Beydoun, Sharmin Hossain, Ana Maldonado, Alan B. Zonderman, Marie T. Fanelli-Kuczmarski, May A. Beydoun

Subjects: “…the DASH diet…”
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Ultra-processed food consumption in Barbados: evidence from a nationally representative, cross-sectional study by Rachel M. Harris, Angela M. C. Rose, Suzanne Soares-Wynter, Nigel Unwin

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Gluten intake in 6–36-month-old Danish infants and children based on a national survey by Camilla Hoppe, Ellen Trolle, Ulla H. Gondolf, Steffen Husby

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Using Community-Based Prevention Marketing to Generate Demand for Healthy Diets in Jordan by Rowena K. Merritt, Jacqueline de Groot, Lama Almajali, Nitesh Patel

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Adherence to the national guidance on foods and drinks to limit or avoid during pregnancy in England: the PEAR Study by Lucy Beasant, Jenny Ingram, Pauline M Emmett, Janet E Cade, Caroline M Taylor

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Sustainability of Diets in Mexico: Diet Quality, Environmental Footprint, Diet Cost, and Sociodemographic Factors by Katherine Curi-Quinto, Mishel Unar-Munguía, Sonia Rodríguez-Ramírez, Juan A. Rivera, Jessica Fanzo, Walter Willett, Elin Röös

“…BackgroundLittle is known about the current intake of sustainable diets globally and specifically in middle-income countries, considering nutritional, environmental and economic factors.ObjectiveTo assess and characterize the sustainability of Mexican diets and their association with sociodemographic factors.DesignDietary data of 2,438 adults within the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012 by integrating diet quality measured by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015), diet cost, and four environmental indicators were analyzed: land use (LU), biodiversity loss (BDL), carbon footprint (CFP), and blue water footprint (BWFP). …”
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Body condition factor and diet the endemic ichthyofauna in streams of the Atlantic Forest inside and outside in an environmental protection area by Daiane Montoia Comparsi, Evanilde Benedito

“…The study area comprised streams of the Ribeira do Iguape River basin, Campos Gerais National Park (CGNP), Paraná state and its surroundings. …”
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Oral Processing of Three Guenon Species in Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire by Erin E. Kane, Taylor Polvadore, Ferdinand Ouro Bele, Eloi Anderson Bitty, Ernest Kamy, Frederic Gnepa Mehon, David J. Daegling, William Scott McGraw

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Assessment of nationally representative dietary studies in the Gulf Cooperation Council: a scoping review by Rukshana Hoque, Erin Strotheide, Juliann Saquib, Nazmus Saquib

“…Background Obesity is at a record high in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and is expected to continue increasing. Diet is a major contributor to this disease, but there is inadequate nationally representative dietary research from these countries. …”
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The Adherence of Singaporean Students in Different Educational Institutions to National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines by Mia Eng Tay, Emma Foster, Leo Stevenson, Iain Brownlee

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Association of sodium intake with diabetes in adults without hypertension: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009–2018 by Li Ming, Duan Wang, Yong Zhu

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The effect of the association between food budget and food quality on adherence to national guidelines in kindergartens, and the impact of budget limit on the food quality by Kristin E. Fjæra, Ratib Lekhal, Sølvi Helseth, Milada Hagen, Samira Lekhal

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Editorial: National representative dietary surveys and their importance for public health policies by Valéria Troncoso Baltar, Diana Barbosa Cunha, Bartira Gorgulho, Bruna Kulik Hassan

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The Contribution of Foods and Beverages of Low Nutritional Value to the Diets of Swedish Adolescents, by Food Group, Time and Place. A Nationally Representative Study by Anna Karin Lindroos, Lotta Moraeus, Jessica Petrelius Sipinen, Eva Warensjö Lemming, Emma Patterson

“…One indicator of poor diet quality is the intake of foods and beverages with a relatively low nutritional value. …”
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Amino acid and fatty acid profiles of the average Japanese diet: Fusion of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Food Composition Database by Ayari Tsumura, Hisami Yamanaka-Okumura, Hana Kawakami, Shiori Yamamoto, Mayu Oura, Hirokazu Ohminami, Masashi Masuda, Yutaka Taketani

“…Methods: We used daily dietary survey data of approximately 6,000 men and women from the Japanese National Health and Nutrition Survey 2019. The estimated AA and FA intakes of actual diets were calculated by tying the Japanese Food Composition Table, seventh Revision, to approximately 1,500 foods in the food group table, for which inputs are published by category and multiplied by the intake. …”
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Is the Association between Age and Fertility Problems Modified by Diet Quality? Findings from a National Study of Reproductive Age Women in Australia by Nahal Habibi, Kelly A. Hall, Lisa J. Moran, Dandara G. Haag, Allison M. Hodge, Jessica A. Grieger

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