Total Diet Studies — Experiences in the United States

Total Diet Studies in the United States (U.S.) are conducted yearly by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to monitor the safety and quality of the U.S. food supply and to monitor the dietary intakes of population subgroups with respect to pesticide residues, industrial chemicals, radionucli...

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Published in:Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2000-08, Vol.13 (4), p.539-544
Main Author: Pennington, Jean A.T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
core foods
dietary intakes
dietary monitoring
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Medical sciences
Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards
Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement
total diet studies
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Summary:Total Diet Studies in the United States (U.S.) are conducted yearly by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to monitor the safety and quality of the U.S. food supply and to monitor the dietary intakes of population subgroups with respect to pesticide residues, industrial chemicals, radionuclides, heavy metals, and nutrient minerals. The program has been ongoing since 1961 and has evolved over the years based on resources available to FDA and concerns about the food supply and dietary intake. Currently, the programs are based on a core food concept in which 265 core foods of the U.S. food supply are collected four times per year and analyzed individually for the analytes of interest. The core food approach has specific advantages and disadvantages with regard to monitoring the safety and nutritional adequacy of a national food supply.
ISSN:0889-1575
1096-0481
DOI:10.1006/jfca.2000.0905