The Nutrient Balance Concept: A New Quality Metric for Composite Meals and Diets
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The Nutrient Balance Concept: A New Quality Metric for Composite Meals and Diets

Healthy Eating & Hydration
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The NBC is a new tool for nutrient profiling and first step in the progress toward nutrient evaluation of multiple foods in the context of diets.

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Fern EB, Watzke H, Barclay DV, Roulin A, Drewnowski A (2015) The Nutrient Balance Concept: A New Quality Metric for Composite Meals and Diets. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0130491. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0130491.

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