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Food, nutrition, and health are some of the most highly engaged topics in the Wikimedia ecosystem, and around the world. [[Food_composition_data| Food Composition Data (FCD)]] is a key piece connecting those three topics, providing nutrient data for each food item. There is a need for an open and structured database for a global FCD and Wikimedia - especially Wikidata - is a perfect place to accommodate some of these data. Due to the diversity and complexity of the existing FCDs, it would be helpful to have a placeholder that can accommodate all the details from the existing FCDs, from which Wikidata project editors can pull information deemed appropriate for Wikimedia | Food, nutrition, and health are some of the most highly engaged topics in the Wikimedia ecosystem, and around the world. [[Food_composition_data| Food Composition Data (FCD)]] is a key piece connecting those three topics, providing nutrient data for each food item. There is a need for an open and structured database for a global FCD and Wikimedia - especially Wikidata - is a perfect place to accommodate some of these data. Due to the diversity and complexity of the existing FCDs, it would be helpful to have a placeholder that can accommodate all the details from the existing FCDs, from which Wikidata project editors can pull information deemed appropriate for Wikimedia. | ||
Accommodating all the details are important. Many FCDs are available online, although they come in various different formats (e.g. PDF, CSV) with varying degrees of details in content. Nutrient content of unprocessed food items (e.g. apples) can also vary for the same item from different areas and times because of factors such as climate and terroir. Importantly, even though there are also wide regional variations in foods that are commonly consumed, some places lack access to regionally appropriate FCD, up-to-date FCD, or FCD in their own languages, leading to disparities in data availability and accessibility and ultimately, in scientific evidence in health research. Despite several attempts by research institutes and intergovernmental agencies to create a global FCD in the past, none has succeeded in developing a global FCD. Development and maintenance of such database are difficult if the contributors are limited to small sets of researchers and employees in this field. We need a more open and collaborative system. | |||
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