<p>This study aimed to determine the relationship between global dietary energy availability and dietary quality, and nutrition-related health outcome.</p>
<p>It has demonstrated that by combining large, publicly available data sets, important patterns underlying trends in diet-related health can be uncovered. These associations remain even after accounting for measures of development over a 30-year period. Further work and joined-up multisectoral thinking will be required to translate these patterns into policies that can improve nutrition and health outcomes globally.</p>