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Diet quality among U.S. adults improved modestly between 1999 and 2020.
Practitioners should note a modest improvement in diet quality over the past two decades.
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Diet quality among U.S. adults improved modestly between 1999 and 2020.
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Based on cross-sectional study design.
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Trends in Diet Quality Among U.S. Adults From 1999 to 2020 by Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Disadvantage
Junxiu Liu et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2024
DOI 10.7326/m24-0190
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