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January 29, 2020<p>Intake has published a new survey guidance document to provide an overview of <a href="https://www.intake.org/resource/planning-and-design-considerations-quantitative-24-hour-recall-dietary-surveys-low-and">key considerations for the planning and design of quantitative 24-hour recall dietary surveys in LMICs</a><a href="https://www.intake.org/sites/default/files/2020-01/Intake-Considerations-Brief-Jan2020_0.pdf">.</a></p>Learn more
January 3, 2020<p>The Lancet has published a <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/series/double-burden-malnutrition" title="Link to the Lancet URL">four paper series</a> to explore how the double burden of malnutrition is affecting low- and middle-income countries. Along with this four paper series, the Lancet published a commentary titled, "<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31852600" title="Link to Lancet Nutrition Manifesto on pub med">A Nutrition Manifesto for a New Nutrition Reality</a>." </p>
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January 2, 2020<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/26/coke-crisps-convenience-how-ads-created-a-global-junk-food-generation" title="Link to Guardian article">This article</a> from the Guardian discusses how unregulated advertising has contributed to a pervasive problem of junk food consumption among children globally.</p>Learn more
January 2, 2020<p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31851315" title="Link to JN Article - Comparison of 4 Methods">This article</a>, published in the Journal of Nutrition, compares four different methods to assess the prevalence of use and estimate nutrient intakes from dietary supplements among US adults. The authors conclude that the most comprehensive method for assessment at the population level combines the use of a frequency-based dietary supplement and prescription medicine questionnaire (DSMQ) with data from at least one 24-hour…Learn more
January 2, 2020<p>Intake and FAO convened an international meeting, Dietary Data Collection, Analysis and Use: Taking Stock of Country Experiences and Promising Practices in LMICs, 11-13 December in Rome, Italy at FAO headquarters. The meeting aimed to promote South to South learning, cross-regional networking, and the sharing of experiences in relation to national (or large-scale) government-led and government-owned, quantitative 24-hour dietary recall surveys LMICs. The meeting included participants from 20 LMICs.</p>Learn more