Alternative Healthy Eating Index ↔ Latin America

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Latin America is related to the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) because it is a specific region for which AHEI scores and trends were measured and reported, as evidenced by the regional score data in [1], [2], and [3].

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Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide ... nature.com Nature 4 facts

measurementThe largest differences in AHEI scores by education level were found in Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia (+3.6), Latin America and the Caribbean (+3.5), and South Asia (+2.9).

measurementBetween 1990 and 2018, dietary quality trends as measured by the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) increased in five of seven global regions: Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia (+4.6), high-income countries (+3.2), Southeast and East Asia (+2.7), the Middle East and Northern Africa (+2.2), and Latin America and the Caribbean (+1.3).

measurementIn 2018, regional mean AHEI scores ranged from 30.3 (95% UI 28.7, 32.2) in Latin America and the Caribbean to 45.7 (95% UI 43.8, 49.3) in South Asia.

measurementRegional mean Alternative Healthy Eating Index scores in 2018 ranged from 30.3 in Latin America and the Caribbean to 45.7 in South Asia.