Global Diet Quality Project

Global Diet Quality Project

Global Diet Quality Project

MDD-W Food group diversity score All-5 At least one starchy staple food At least one vegetable At least one fruit At least one pulse, nut, or seed At least one animal-source food NCD-Protect NCD-Risk GDR score Zero vegetable or fruit consumption Sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption

Food groups - plant-source

Starchy staple foods Whole grains Foods made from grains White roots/tubers Pulses, nuts or seeds Pulses Nuts or seeds Vegetables Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables Dark green leafy vegetables Other vegetables Fruits Vitamin A-rich fruits Citrus Other fruits

Food groups - animal-source

Dairy Milk Yogurt Cheese Eggs Meat, poultry, or fish Fish or seafood Poultry Unprocessed red meat Unprocessed red meat (ruminants)Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminants)

Food groups - foods to limit

Processed meats Salty packaged snacks, instant noodles, or fast food Salty or fried snacks Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks Instant noodles Fast food Deep fried foods Sweet foods Baked or grain-based sweets Other sweets Sugar-sweetened beverages Sugar-sweetened soft drinks (soda, energy drinks, sports drinks)Sweet tea/coffee/cocoa Fruit juice and fruit drinks

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GDR score

Note: not all differences between countries are statistically significant.