Pestoni, Giulia; Krieger, Jean-Philippe; Sych, Janice Marie; Fäh, David; Rohrmann, Sabine (2019). Cultural Differences in Diet and Determinants of Diet Quality in Switzerland: Results from the National Nutrition Survey menuCH Nutrients, 11(1), pp. 1-15. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 10.3390/nu11010126
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Sociodemographic differences in dietary consumption were observed in different populations. The current study aimed to identify sociodemographic and lifestyle determinants of diet quality and to investigate the differences in diet quality between the three main language regions of Switzerland. Using data of the Swiss National Nutrition Survey menuCH (n = 2057), two diet quality scores—Alternate Healthy Eating Index and Mediterranean Diet Score—were computed. Linear regression models were used to investigate the determinants of diet quality and chi-square tests were used to test for differences in single score components between language regions. Significantly higher diet quality scores were observed for individuals who were female, older, normal weight, non-Swiss, with tertiary education or moderate-to-high physical activity level. Additionally, residents of the French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland scored higher than residents of the German-speaking region. More specifically, the higher diet quality observed in the French- and Italian-speaking regions was mediated by higher scores in the components of alcohol, dairy products, fat, fish, sugar-sweetened beverages and whole grains. The present results may help to better characterize population groups requiring specific dietary recommendations, enabling public health authorities to develop targeted interventions. Keywords: dietary patterns; diet quality scores; 24h dietary recall; language regions
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
School of Health Professions School of Health Professions > Nutrition and Dietetics |
Name: |
Pestoni, Giulia; Krieger, Jean-Philippe; Sych, Janice Marie; Fäh, David and Rohrmann, Sabine |
Subjects: |
R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
ISSN: |
2072-6643 |
Publisher: |
Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
David Fäh |
Date Deposited: |
15 Jan 2020 11:18 |
Last Modified: |
15 Jan 2020 11:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/nu11010126 |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.10070 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/10070 |
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