Diet quality among participants who inaccurately rated their diet quality (IMAGE)
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Average researcher-assessed diet quality (with 100 being the highest score possible) among groups of participants who inaccurately rated their diet quality. For participants who inaccurately assessed the healthfulness of their diet, diet quality scores were generally higher in the poor perception group as compared to the other four perception groups for total diet quality (total Healthy Eating Index [HEI] score) and for the fruit, sodium, and added sugars components of the diet. The same pattern was not present in the vegetables and dairy components of the diet.
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Dr. Jessica Thomson, Research Epidemiologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service
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