Association of monetary diet cost of foods and diet quality in Spanish older adults.
Front Public Health
; 11: 1166787, 2023.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37559740
ABSTRACT
Background:
A major barrier to a healthy diet may be the higher price of healthy foods compared to low-quality foods.Objectives:
This study aimed to assess the association between the monetary cost of food and diet quality in Spanish older adults at high risk of cardiovascular disease.Methods:
Cross-sectional analysis was carried out in Spanish older adults (n = 6,838; 48.6% female). A validated food frequency questionnaire was used to assess dietary intake. Metabolic syndrome severity, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), adherence to a provegetarian dietary pattern, and dietary inflammatory index were assessed. The economic cost of the foods was obtained from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food database (2015-2017, the period of time when the participants were recruited). The total cost of diet adjusted per 1,000 kcal was computed.Results:
The healthier dietary pattern was associated with a higher cost of the diet. Higher adherence to the MedDiet, anti-inflammatory diet, and the healthy version of the provegetarian dietary pattern were related to higher costs of the diet.Conclusion:
Higher diet quality was associated with a higher dietary cost of the diet per 1,000 kcal/day. Food prices can be an important component of interventions and policies aimed at improving people's diets and preventing diet-related chronic diseases. Clinical trial registry number The trial was registered in 2014 at the International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial (ISRCT; http//www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN89898870) with the number 89898870.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dieta Mediterránea
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
/
Health_economic_evaluation
/
Observational_studies
/
Prevalence_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Front Public Health
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España