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Article: The Diet Quality of American Indians: Evidence From the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals.
- Article from:
- Family Economics and Nutrition Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 1999
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The following is a reprinted Nutrition Insights, a publication of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
The diet of American Indians (including Alaskan Natives) has not been studied extensively. To shed more light on the overall diet quality of American Indians, this Nutrition Insight examines their diet by using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). The HEI, computed on a regular basis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is a summary measure of people's overall diet quality. Data used to compute the Index are from the 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals, a nationally representative survey containing information on people's ...