What are the limitations of food balance sheets?
                                
                                
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                                According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food balance sheets (FBS) have been a key tool for decades, yet they provide estimates of national food availability rather than actual consumption. Understanding the limitations of food balance sheets is crucial for properly interpreting the data for nutrition and food security analysis.