BAR CODE INDEXED VITAMIN AND MINERAL DATA BANK

该项目的目标是建立一种准确的维生素和 可轻松更新的矿物数据库，可作为全面的 监测补充维生素和/或矿物质的参考 个人的强化食品消费。它解决了以下需求 改进评估营养素摄入量的方法。早期的研究表明 这种补充剂极大地促进了人体的营养摄入。 大约三分之一的人口。该项目充分利用了独一无二的酒吧 出现在许多维生素/矿物质制剂以及 其他更具异国情调的膳食补充剂，如骨粉、海带等。 在第一阶段开发的数据库的基础上，为 每一种食物都是通过使用计算机转换的，所以饮食 摄入量信息在相同的基础上表示，而不考虑 制造商的标签信息。这一第二阶段的后续行动将测试 通过对营养物质使用情况的调查，了解数据库的效用 使用全国概率样本和/或西班牙裔Hanes的补充剂 营养补充剂使用数据。商业化阶段(第三阶段) 将涉及向公共和私人推销数据库的使用 研究人员。

The objective of this project is to establish an accurate vitamin and mineral data base that can be easily updated and serve as the comprehensive reference for monitoring the supplemental vitamin and/or mineral and fortified food consumption of individuals. It addresses the need to improve methods for assessing nutrient intake. Earlier studies suggest that supplementation contributes significantly to the nutrient intake of about 1/3 of the population. The project capitalizes on the unique bar code markings which appear on many vitamin/mineral preparations as well as other more exotic dietary supplements such as bone meal, kelp, etc. Building on the data base developed in Phase I, nutrient information for each item has been converted through use of the computer so that dietary intake information is expressed on the same basis regardless of the manufacturer's labeling information. This Phase II follow-on would test the utility of the data bank through a survey of the use of nutritional supplements using a national probability sample and/or Hispanic HANES nutritional supplement usage data. The commercialization phase (Phase III) will involve marketing the use of the data base to public and private researchers.