Development of the Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI)-2019 measuring adherence to Canada’s Food Guide 2019 recommendations on healthy food choices.
Published in Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 2022
This study describes the development and scoring standards of the Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI-2019)
The HEFI-2019 scoring algorithm is available on my GitHub page. The “official” version is a SAS macro, but I also provide an adaptation coded in R. Feel free to suggest improvements to the R version!
Recommended citation: Brassard D, Elvidge Munene LA, St-Pierre S, et al. Development of the Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI)-2019 measuring adherence to Canada's Food Guide 2019 recommendations on healthy food choices. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2022. doi:10.1139/apnm-2021-0415
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