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Food Balance Sheets
Also known as: FAO FBS, FBS, Food Balance Sheet
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A Consensus Proposal for Nutritional Indicators to Assess ... - Frontiers frontiersin.org 16 facts
claimData obtained from Food Balance Sheets (FBS) do not reflect effective food intake because they represent food quantities theoretically available for consumption rather than actual consumption.
formulaFood Balance Sheets (FBS) and commodity balances calculate the domestic availability of a food or food component by summing production and imports, then subtracting exports and non-food use.
claimFood Balance Sheet (FBS) data represent the amount of food available per capita on a national scale, rather than the amount of food actually eaten.
claimThe abbreviation FBS stands for food balance sheets.
claimFAOSTAT data from Food Balance Sheets and commodity balances reflect domestic food availability rather than actual consumption or production.
claimFood Balance Sheets (FBS) overestimated food consumption and nutrient intake when compared to Individual Dietary Surveys (IDS).
claimData sources for the Fruit and Vegetable Consumption indicator include National Individual Dietary Surveys (IDS), Household Budget Surveys (HBS), and Food and Agriculture Organization Food Balance Sheets (FAO FBS).
claimPer capita Dietary Energy Supply (DES) can be used as an alternative to dietary energy intake data, with information gathered from Food Balance Sheets (FBS) and Household Budget Surveys (HBS).
formulaThe mathematical relationship between quantities of food items in different dietary assessment instruments is Food Balance Sheets (FBS) > Household Budget Surveys (HBS) > Individual Dietary Surveys (IDS).
referenceThe ILSI Monograph 'Monitoring Dietary Intakes' (1991) includes a chapter titled 'A national food survey. Food balance sheets and other methodologies' edited by I. MacDonald.
claimFood Balance Sheets (FBS) represent food items available per capita, whereas Individual Dietary Surveys (IDS) and Household Budget Surveys (HBS) provide different levels of disaggregation and detail regarding eating patterns.
claimFood Balance Sheets (FBS) data are limited because they reflect food quantities available to the consumer rather than effective food intake, often overestimating actual consumption due to household and catering waste.
claimActual food consumption is lower than the quantities reported in Food Balance Sheets (FBS) due to losses during household storage, preparation, cooking, plate waste, and food fed to animals.
referenceFAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets (FBS) and commodity balances provide data for the domestic availability of food and food components, such as protein, by calculating the sum of production and imports minus exports and non-food use.
claimIndividual Dietary Surveys (IDS) provide the most accurate figures for actual daily food consumption compared to Household Budget Surveys (HBS) and Food and Agriculture Organization Food Balance Sheets (FAO FBS).
claimFood Balance Sheets (FBS) and Household Budget Surveys (HBS) overestimate energy intake in a non-linear fashion, and while FBS includes eating out, HBS does not.
Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
referenceObserved or approximated current diets are defined as diets based on self-reported food consumption data (such as 24-h recall or food frequency questionnaires) or food consumption proxy data (such as food availability data like food balance sheets or food acquisition data like purchase surveys).
claimDietary assessment methods eligible for inclusion in the review include food frequency questionnaires, 24-hour recall, food diaries, food availability data, and food balance sheets.
Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 1 fact
referenceThe 'Food Balance Sheets: A Handbook' was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy, in 2001.
Cross-context equivalence and agreement of healthy diet metrics for ... openknowledge.fao.org Oct 3, 2024 1 fact
claimData for selected processed crop and livestock products, synchronized and derived from the Food Balance Sheets domain, are available up to the year 2020.
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Jan 12, 2022 1 fact
referenceDietary data used in the reviewed studies came from national health and food consumption surveys at the individual level (e.g., Australian Health Survey, the Danish National Dietary Survey, and the French NutriNet-Santé study), household consumption and expenditure surveys (HCES), and national-level Food Balance Sheets (FAOSTAT).