Dietary diversity is the variety or the number of different food groups people eat over the time given.[1] Many researchers might use the word ' dietary diversity' and ‘dietary variety’ interchangeably.[2] However, some researchers differentiate the definition between 2 words that dietary diversity has defined as the difference of food groups while dietary variety has focused on the actual food items people intake.[3]

Dietary diversity is related to nutrient intakes and is also an indicator of dietary quality.[4] Moreover, dietary diversity associated with health outcomes such as being overweight [5] or an increased mortality [6].Dietary diversity is influenced by various determinants such as physical and mental health, economic status, or food environment.[7]

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  2. ^ de Oliveira Otto, Marcia C.; Anderson, Cheryl A.M.; Dearborn, Jennifer L.; Ferranti, Erin P.; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Rao, Goutham; Wylie-Rosett, Judith; Lichtenstein, Alice H. (11 September 2018). "Dietary Diversity: Implications for Obesity Prevention in Adult Populations: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association". Circulation. 138 (11): e160–e168. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000595. PMC 6894732. PMID 30354383. S2CID 207688672.
  3. ^ Clausen, Thomas; Charlton, Karen E.; Gobotswang, Kesitegile S.M.; Holmboe-Ottesen, Gerd (January 2005). "Predictors of food variety and dietary diversity among older persons in Botswana". Nutrition. 21 (1): 86–95. doi:10.1016/j.nut.2004.09.012. PMID 15661482.
  4. ^ Oldewage-Theron, Wilna H.; Kruger, Rozanne (17 June 2008). "Food Variety and Dietary Diversity as Indicators of the Dietary Adequacy and Health Status of an Elderly Population in Sharpeville, South Africa". Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly. 27 (1–2): 101–133. doi:10.1080/01639360802060140. PMID 18928193. S2CID 205498597.
  5. ^ Ishikawa, Midori; Moriya, S.; Yokoyama, T. (July 2017). "Relationship between diet-related indicators and overweight and obesity in older adults in rural Japan". The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 21 (7): 759–765. doi:10.1007/s12603-016-0807-x. PMID 28717805. S2CID 873854.
  6. ^ Otsuka, Rei; Tange, Chikako; Nishita, Yukiko; Kato, Yuki; Tomida, Makiko; Imai, Tomoko; Ando, Fujiko; Shimokata, Hiroshi (10 April 2020). "Dietary Diversity and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults". Nutrients. 12 (4): 1052. doi:10.3390/nu12041052. PMC 7230563. PMID 32290256.
  7. ^ Dean, Moira; Raats, Monique M; Grunert, Klaus G; Lumbers, Margaret (December 2009). "Factors influencing eating a varied diet in old age". Public Health Nutrition. 12 (12): 2421–2427. doi:10.1017/S1368980009005448. PMID 19344544. S2CID 1111166.