The Healthy Eating Index _____.

A. assigns scores based on the extent to which diets meet recommended standards of intake
B. assesses a person's dietary intake based on 12 dietary components
C. is primarily used for monitoring an individual's dietary quality
D. bases its guidelines on Food and Drug Administration dietary restrictions
E. cannot be used for research purposes to assess population dietary quality


Answer: A

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