title: Uses and applications of the results from food surveys, physical activity estimates and other lifestyle related surveys at a population level.
abstract: The results and conclusions of well design nutrition studies, using the appropriate methods to achieve the intended aims with the best validity and precision possible are of great value for nutritional, food and toxicological surveillance systems; also in the planning, follow-up and evaluation of nutrition and health policies and providing high value information for the formulation of recommended reference intakes, nutritional objectives and food based dietary guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. Universidad de Navarra. Fundación para la Investigación Nutricional, Parc Científic de Barcelona. CiberOBN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid.. jaranceta@unav.es.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aranceta Bartrina
authors.affiliation: Fundación FIDEC. Bilbao (Spain)..
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez Rodrigo
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK..
authors.forename: Goiuri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alberdi Aresti
authors.affiliation: Fundación para la Investigación Nutricional, Parc Científic de Barcelona. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. CiberOBN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid..
authors.forename: Lluis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serra-Majem
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, CEU San Pablo University; Madrid (SPAIN). Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN), Madrid (SPAIN)..
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Varela-Moreiras
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009749:Nutrition Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D011153:Population