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Article: Diet Optimization Methods Can Help Translate Dietary Guidelines into a Cancer Prevention Food Plan1,2
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Nutrition Aug 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
Mathematical diet optimization models are used to create food plans that best resemble current eating habits while meeting prespecified nutrition and cost constraints. This study used linear programming to generate food plans meeting the key 2007 dietary recommendations issued by the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute of Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR). The models were constructed to minimize deviations in food intake between the observed and the WCRF/ AICR-recommended diets. Consumption constraints were imposed to prevent food plans from including unreasonable amounts of food from a single group. Consumption norms for nutrients and food groups were taken from dietary intake ...