Decoding National Nutrition: What is the food balance sheet?
                                
                                
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                                Since the 1930s, food balance sheets have provided a comprehensive look at national food supplies. But **what is the food balance sheet** and how does it inform nutrition diet analysis? This statistical tool acts as a national accounting system for a country's food availability over a specified period.