Aims
The National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (2014-2016) aims to collect national information on food consumption (including nutritional intake and food security and insecurity dimensions) and on physical activity and its relation with health determinants, including socioeconomic determinants.
IAN-AF has the following specific aims:
- 1) To assess food consumption of the Portuguese population, including:
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- a) Foods, nutrients, dietary /nutritional supplements and other dietary risk behaviors;
- b) Food contaminants and biological hazards;
- c) Food insecurity.
- 2) To evaluate the levels of physical activity, including sedentary behaviors and sports activities.
- 3) To characterize the food, physical activity and anthropometric dimensions by region, socio-economic condition and according to other determinants of health.