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Overview Webinar for HEI-2020 and HEI-Toddlers 2020
On September 7, 2023, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research will host a webinar that will provide an overview of the HEI-2020 and HEI-Toddlers 2020.
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Overview Webinar for HEI-2020 and HEI-Toddlers 2020
On September 7, 2023, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research will host a webinar that will provide an overview of the HEI-2020 and HEI-Toddlers 2020.
View Recording
What is the Healthy Eating Index?
The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a scoring metric that can be used to determine overall diet quality as well as the quality of several dietary components. The HEI is a measure of diet quality, independent of quantity, that can be used to assess alignment with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). Since 2005, researchers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion have collaborated to update the HEI based on updates to the DGA.
The HEI also is a valuable tool for research and can be used to address different types of questions.
What is the most recent version of the HEI?
The Healthy Eating Index–2020 (HEI–2020) for 2 years and older, and the Healthy Eating Index-Toddlers-2020 (HEI-Toddlers-2020) for 12 through 23 months, are the most recent versions of the index.
How do I get started using the HEI?
The basic steps for calculating HEI scores are pictured in the graphic below and there is a page describing the basic steps in more detail. Additional resources are available to learn more about how the HEI is used in research, provide an overview of methods and calculations, to help choose a method, to provide sample SAS code, and to visualize and interpret scores.
