The Global Nutrient Database: availability of macronutrients and micronutrients in 195 countries from 1980 to 2013

BackgroundFew data are available on the supply and consumption of nutrients at the country level. To address this data gap, we aimed to create a database that provides information on availability (ie, supply) of 156 nutrients across 195 countries and territories from 1980 to 2013.MethodsWe matched 394 food and agricultural commodities from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Supply and Utilization Accounts (SUAs) to food...