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The Middle East is linked to the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) as a specific geographic region used for comparative dietary quality analysis, including mean score comparisons [1], urban-rural score disparities [2], longitudinal trends [3], and education-based score correlations [4].
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Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide ... nature.com 4 facts
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).
measurementUrban residents had higher AHEI scores than rural residents in Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia (+2.2) and Southeast and East Asia (+1.4), but lower scores in the Middle East and Northern Africa (-3.8).
measurementIn 2018, the mean AHEI score was substantially higher among adults compared with children in Central/Eastern Europe, Central Asia, high-income countries, and the Middle East and Northern Africa region.
claimGlobally and in most regions, individuals with higher education levels had greater AHEI scores, with the exception of the Middle East and Northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, where no differences were evident.