MAFF'S Food Micromodel Available to Purchase

The National Diet and Nutrition Survey programme has been set up by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of Health, to monitor the diet and nutritional status of the population. Describes the nutrient databank used in the surveys, which now includes the levels of 54 nutrients in over 5,000 foods. The way in which foods in the databank are grouped and the need for the level of detail used for coding is explained, using examples. A list of the nutrients on the databank is given and the sources from which the nutrient data are derived are indicated. The ways in which the databank may develop in future are also outlined.