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Healthy Eating Index
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Healthy Eating Index
Nutrition
plays a vital role in the prevention of
chronic
diseases such as
coronary heart disease
,
hypertension
, and
diabetes
. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure of the overall quality of an individual's
diet
. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assess how well American diets comply with the
2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
and the
Food Guide Pyramid.
The HEI measures the intake of ten dietary components to provide a single score out of a possible 100 points. A diet with a score greater than 80 is considered "good," one with a score of 51-80 is considered "fair," and one with a score of less than 51 is ...
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