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Update of the Healthy Eating Index: HEI-2010.

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The HEI-2010 captures the key recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines and, like earlier versions, will be used to assess the diet quality of the US population and subpopulations, evaluate interventions, research dietary patterns, and evaluate various aspects of the food environment.
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This article is published in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.The article was published on 2013-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1220 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Saturated fat & Empty calorie.

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Update of the Healthy Eating Index: HEI-2015

TL;DR: The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure for assessing whether a set of foods aligns with the dietary guidelines for Americans, and this article introduces the latest version, which reflects the 2015-2020 DGA.
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Diet Quality as Assessed by the Healthy Eating Index, the Alternate Healthy Eating Index, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Score, and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies

TL;DR: Diets that score highly on the HEI, AHEI, and DASH are associated with a significant reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes mellitus by 22%, 22%, 15%, and 22%, respectively, and therefore is of high public health relevance.
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Addressing Current Criticism Regarding the Value of Self-Report Dietary Data

TL;DR: This commentary considers the amassed evidence that shows that self-report dietary intake data can successfully be used to inform dietary guidance and public health policy and 7 specific recommendations for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting self- report dietary data are provided.
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The Healthy Eating Index-2010 Is a Valid and Reliable Measure of Diet Quality According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

TL;DR: The validity and the reliability of both versions of the HEI are supported, with low correlations with energy observed for HEI-2010 total and component scores, and PCA indicated multiple underlying dimensions, highlighting the fact that the component scores are equally as important as the total.

Older Americans 2012: Key Indicators of Well-Being

TL;DR: A report from the Federal Inter-Agency Forum on Aging Related Stats provides the latest data on the 37 key indicators selected by the Forum to portray aspects of the lives of older Americans and their families.
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Effects on Blood Pressure of Reduced Dietary Sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet

TL;DR: The effect of different levels of dietary sodium, in conjunction with the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which is rich in vegetables, fruits, and low-fat dairy products, in persons with and in those without hypertension is studied.
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010: An update

TL;DR: The oral health practitioner will find that familiarity with the 2010 guidelines will enable him or her to assist patients in making better food choices for oral and systemic health.
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Alternative Dietary Indices Both Strongly Predict Risk of Chronic Disease

TL;DR: The findings suggest that closer adherence to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines may lower risk of major chronic disease, however, the AHEI-2010, which included additional dietary information, was more strongly associated with chronic disease risk, particularly CHD and diabetes.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. 7th Edition, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, January 2011.

TL;DR: This document will serve well to inform individual Americans which dietary patterns are proven effective in improving health outcomes and provide a versatile template by which public health agencies can design, implement, and evaluate nutrition-related programs; and food manufacturers can contribute by developing and marketing more healthful food items.
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