Healthy Eating Index: Evaluation Of Adapted Version And Its Applicability [Índice De Qualidade Da Dieta: Avaliação Da Adaptação E Aplicabilidade]

Objective: This study was to adapt and to applied the U.S.A.'s Healthy Eating Index to evaluate the diet quality of individuals (n=50) residing in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: The food intake was measured by the 24-hour dietary recall method, and evaluated by an adapted Healthy Eating Index. The index was obtained by a score of the distribution of the ten components of the considered healthy diet. Results: The mean Healthy Eating Index was 51,5; it was found that 12 percent of individuals had "good" diets; 74 percent, had diets that "needed improvement"; and 14 percent, had "poor" diets. There were a negative and significant correlation (p