Irina Kovalskys|Mauro Fisberg|Georgina Gómez|Attilio Rigotti|Lilia Yadira Cortés|Martha Yépez|Rossina G. Pareja|Marianella Herrera?Cuenca|Ioná Zalcman Zimberg|Katherine L. Tucker|Berthold Koletzko|Michael Pratt
Standardization of the Food Composition Database Used in the Latin American Nutrition and Health Study (ELANS)
Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro|Universidad de Costa Rica|Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile|Pontificia Universidad Javeriana|Universidad San Francisco de Quito|Instituto de Investigación Nutricional|Central University of Venezuela|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|University of Massachusetts Lowell|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Emory University
betweencountry comparisons estimated dietary intake particularly prone error different food composition tables used objective study describe procedures rationale selection adaptation available food composition single database enable crosscountry nutritional intake comparisons latin american study nutrition health elans multicenter crosssectional study representative samples eight latin american countries standard study protocol designed investigate dietary intake 9000 participants enrolled two 24h recalls using multiple pass method applied among individuals countries data 24h dietary recalls entered nutrition data system research ndsr program harmonization process countries include local foods appropriately adapt ndsr database food matching standardized procedure involving nutritional equivalency local food reported study participants foods available ndsr database strictly conducted country standardization food nutrient assessments potential minimize systematic random errors nutrient intake estimations elans project study expected result unique dataset latin america enabling crosscountry comparisons energy macro micronutrient intake within region