Intake - Center for Dietary Assessment

@IntakeCDA is offering a no cost dietary assessment course for individuals in LMICs. This will be our third offering of the course. We aim to select approximately 30 applicants for this next cohort! Learn more and register for an info session here: intake.org/news/intake-di…

Have you seen the Dietary Data Graphic Books that @IntakeCDA published to visually summarize key dietary results from the Nigeria and Zambia national food consumption surveys? Visit the links below to learn more. Nigeria: intake.org/news/nigeria-d… Zambia: intake.org/.../zambia-die…

New study published in BMC Nutrition reports on the feasibility of using the GDQS app for collection of data on diet quality. Access the paper here: bit.ly/4a9QK5j. To request to use the GDQS app, write to Intake at GDQS@FHI360.org - Use of the app is free!

We have had a busy year @IntakeCDA! Do you want to know more about what we were up to in 2024 and stay updated on our work in 2025, including new publications, tools, and technologies, and free remote courses we offer? Sign up for our Newsletter here: forms.office.com/r/0K0y7m1yV7

@IntakeCDA recently convened a Dietary Data Use Workshop in Abuja, Nigeria. The objective was to engage different Ministries in the Government to translate national dietary survey data into action. See graphic recordings from the workshop here: bit.ly/3Cv6JOj

New interactive dietary data visualizations available at Intake.org with results from the Nigeria National Food Consumption Survey (bit.ly/3ZHNxVM) and the Zambia National Food Consumption Survey (bit.ly/4gteyn3). Results best viewed on computer.

Attending the GCNF Forum in Osaka? Please join @IntakeCDA, FAO, IFPRI & U of Ghana on 11 Dec for a workshop on measuring the nutritional quality of school meals. For info on the GDQS-Meal and Menu metrics: bit.ly/3D1AS8c To learn more, write to us at GDQS@fhi360.org

Planning a dietary survey in Nigeria? The Nigeria dietary reference data (work led by IITA) are now publicly available-significantly reducing the work required to collect future dietary data with the INDDEX24 App in Nigeria. To learn more, write to us at INDDEX24@fhi360.org

@IntakeCDA hosted a Dietary Data Use Workshop with Zambia govt to explore how data from the national food consumption survey could help inform policy actions. Plans for dietary data use were developed and are now moving forward. Learn more here: intake.org/news/dietary-d…

On this World Food Day @IntakeCDA is celebrating with the release of a special book: “Country Stories That Inspire: Motivating GDQS Data to Action”. Be inspired by GDQS data use in Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, Viet Nam, and Zambia. Read the stories at: bit.ly/4dNBZoO

Did you know that Intake co-hosts a Community of Practice focused on Quantitative 24-Hour Dietary Data Collection, Analysis, and Use in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? Read more about the Community of Practice and how to join here: intake.org/sites/default/…

Join us on April 24 at 8am Eastern Time to learn about the INDDEX24 mobile app. Hear about INDDEX24's unique features for quality checks & time & cost savings for quantitative 24-hr dietary data collection. Time for Q&A will be included. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Are you planning a study to collect dietary data? Join us for a webinar on April 24 at 8am Eastern Time to learn how to use the INDDEX24 mobile app to reduce the time & cost associated with quantitative dietary data collection & processing. Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The application period for Intake's no cost dietary assessment course closes on April 15, 2024. Learn more about the course and how to apply here: intake.org/news/how-apply…

Are you interested to learn how to use the GDQS App in your work to assess diet quality and collect information on what people eat? Please join @IntakeCDA for a 1 hour webinar on Wednesday, April 10 at 8:00 ET, 12:00 GMT, 14:00 CET. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The application period for Intake's Dietary Assessment Course is now open. Learn how to apply here: intake.org/news/how-apply… If you want to learn more about the course, go to this link: intake.org/sites/default/…

@CllrBazMargetts Please feel free to check out our website where I think you will find answers to most of these questions: Intake.org

This looks interesting. Some questions: how is your work funded, links with WHO and FAO, links with local academics?

New this year: @IntakeCDA is offering a no-cost Dietary Assessment Course for researchers in LMICs. To learn more about the course, go to this link: intake.org/news/new-offer….

@IntakeCDA is at COP28.  Please come join us on Saturday December 2 from 4:45-6:15pm in SE Room 7 in the Blue Zone to hear about the Intake4Earth App!

New paper reporting on the performance of the Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) App and GDQS metric for predicting nutrient adequacy and metabolic risk factors among adults in Thailand. Paper is available here: bit.ly/3MLwz34