Diet Quality and Food Consumption: Related Links

Overview Background Who Eats What, Where, and How Much? Food Away From Home Dietary Patterns, Diet Quality, and Obesity Dietary Trends from Food and Nutrient Availabilty Data Nutrition Information, Education, and Labeling Food Demand Analysis Health, Food Consumption, and the Agricultural Sector Recommended Readings Recommended Data Recent Research Developments Related Links

Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005—These guidelines summarize the most current scientific evidence on diet and health into recommendations for healthy Americans age 2 and older and serve as the basis for Federal nutrition and education programs.

MyPyramid—The original Food Guide Pyramid has been replaced by MyPyramid. Since its release, MyPyramid has been widely used by nutrition and health professionals as well as educators and the media and has helped disseminate the Dietary Guidelines' recommendations.

HealthierUS.gov—A website that provides easy access to all online Federal Government information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety.

Nutrition.gov—A website that provides easy access to all online Federal Government information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety.

The USDA Healthy Eating Index—A summary measure of overall diet quality. It measures the degree to which diets comply with specific recommendations in the The Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid.

National Poverty Center—Agenda and papers for the January 2009 conference Understanding the Economic Concepts and Characteristics of Food Access.

Institute of Medicine—Summary report of the January 2009 workshop sponsored by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts.