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The authors have carried out food consumption surveys in small communities and statistical analysis related to both health evaluation and health improvement. In these studies, many types of indices and their definitions have suggested, i.e., food consumption structure, two-dimensional spatial diagram (for person/ food), food consumption pattern, mean standard deviation model, group cohesiveness, deviation pattern similarity, and acceptability of food articles. In this study the authors gauged the practical usefulness of these dietary indices using food consumption data for 159 female subjects who were surveyed by the authors twice,

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