Linear and nonlinear programming to optimize the nutrient density of a population's diet: an example based on diets of preschool children in rural Malawi.

BACKGROUND: Food consumption surveys are often used to detect inadequate nutrient intakes but not to determine whether inadequate nutrient intakes are due to suboptimal use of locally available foods or to insufficient availability of nutrient-dense foods. OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to describe...

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Published in:American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 245 - 254
Main Authors: Darmon N, Ferguson E, Briend A
Format: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. Feb2002
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