Gambian DINO (DINO_G) install and run

MRC Keneba leads many nutrition programmes in the Gambia and has utilised a country-specific DINO for its projects over many years (1) (2). Gambian DINO was originally developed by MRC Human Nutrition Research around 2005. Food composition data was mainly derived from the food composition tables for use in The Gambia (3) with additional data taken from food composition tables for Mali (4), Africa (5) and the UK (6). The version supplied here was maintained and used in research in conjunction with MRC Keneba and the MRC Nutrition and Bone Health Programme up until the end of 2020.

 

References:

1. Salas, P, Moore, SE, Cole, Det al. (2013) DNA methylation potential: dietary intake and blood concentrations of one-carbon metabolites and cofactors in rural African women. Am J Clin Nutr 97, 1217–122
2. Dalzell S.E., Bone health in gambian women: impact and implications of rural-to-urban migration and the nutrition transition, PhD thesis, 2018. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/283609/Redacted-Dalzell-2018-submitted-PhD.pdf?sequence=8
3. Prynne C J and Paul A A. 2011. Food composition table for use in The Gambia. Cambridge: Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research
4. Barikomo I, Outtara F, Oshaug A. Food composition table for Mali. (AUC). 2004. 42
5. Leung W, Busson F, Jardin C. Food composition table for use in Africa. 1968 [updated 1968]. Available from: http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/X6877E/X6877E00.htm
6. The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID). Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/composition-of-foods-integrated-dataset-cofid

 

Installing DINO_G

The DINO_G software is available for you to download. DINO_G is provided in three different models for Windows. Before downloading, read the deployment instructions to decide which model best meets your requirements.

DINO_G simple                 DINO_G FEBE                     DINO_G SecFEBE