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At the highest income level, the proportions of individuals in the best carbohydrate quality category increased from 22.9% to 26.6%.
Practitioners should recognize that higher income is associated with improved dietary quality in carbohydrates.
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Alternatively, at the highest income level, these proportions increased from 22.9% to 26.6% and from 11.9% to 15.7%, respectively.
Why this rating
Based on the analysis of large dietary survey data.
Source
Changes in dietary carbohydrate and lipid quality indices between 2008 and 2018: Analysis of the Brazilian dietary surveys
Luciana Guerra Cardoso et al. · Nutrition Bulletin · 2023
DOI 10.1111/nbu.12641
cross-sectional · n=80000Cited 1×
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