Total Diet Studies—What They Are and Why They Are Important

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Moy, Gerald G.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The protection of the food supply from chemical and nutritional hazards must be considered one of the most important public health functions for any country. In this regard, total diet studies are the most cost-effective tool for assessing dietary exposures to a range of potentially hazardous chemicals and intakes of essential nutrients. An overview of total diet studies is provided, including comparison with other types of surveillance programs. The importance of total diet studies in assuring the safety of the food supply and identifying possible health risks is described. For countries that currently do not undertake total diet studies, advice is offered on how to develop the skills and resources to conduct a total diet study.
Starting Page	3
Ending Page	10
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1007/978-1-4419-7689-5_1
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.fst.nus.edu.sg/images/LTS/2015/lunch%20time%20seminar%20151215.pdf
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article