What is FNDDS? How can you use FNDDS?

Applications of FNDDS Versions and Citations

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WHAT IS FNDDS?    

• Database of foods, their nutrient values, and weights for typical food portions
• Includes 10 data files, plus comprehensive documentation and user's guide for ease of use
• Used to analyze data from the survey What We Eat in America(WWEIA), the dietary intake component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). 
• Underlying food composition data are from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

HOW CAN YOU USE FNDDS?

• In research projects using What We Eat in America, NHANES data
• In other dietary research studies to:
  • Code foods and amounts eaten
  • Calculate the amounts of nutrients/food components in those foods

APPLICATIONS OF FNDDS

• What We Eat in America, NHANES
• MyPyramid Tracker
• Pyramid Servings Database
• Food Commodity Intake Database
• National Cancer Institute Diet History Questionnaire

 

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