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IMAGE: Dietary counselling plays a crucial role in the prevention and treatment of chronic lifestyle diseases. The Healthy Diet Index developed by Finnish nutrition experts facilitates the assessment of diet quality. view more
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The Healthy Diet Index developed by Finnish nutrition experts facilitates the assessment of diet quality. Its effectiveness was demonstrated in a recently published study.
Dietary counselling plays a crucial role in the prevention and treatment of chronic lifestyle diseases. In healthcare settings, dietary counselling is often provided by professionals without specific training in nutrition, and there is a demand for tools for reliable and easy assessment of diet quality. One such tool is the Healthy Diet Index developed in the recently completed Stop Diabetes (StopDia) project.