Looking at Metrological Concepts in Dietary Assessment
Aida Turrini
Abstract:
Dietary patterns represent the quantitative core for food-related risk management as the evaluation of the quality of the diet, i.e., adequacy, safety, environmental impact need requires the knowledge of food intake and the substances that foods bring to our body. Nutrients are structural components of foods according to its nature, contaminants occur occasionally in foods when accidentally migrate or are generated by the processing. Quantification is crucial at all stages in order to ensure the most reliable estimates. This requires the application of metrology concepts.
