Association between meal context and meal quality: an ecological momentary assessment in Japanese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose was to assess the relationship between the quality of meals and its context.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of 222 Japanese adults aged 30-76 years in 2021. The following information was obtained from the 4-d weighed dietary records: the recording day (working or not), meal type (breakfast, lunch, or dinner), eating companions (alone or with someone), eating location (at home or away from home), and screen-based activity (yes or no). The nutritional quality of each meal was evaluated using the Healthy Eating Index 2020 (HEI-2020).

Results

The analysis included 1,295 meals for males and 1,317 for females. The mean HEI-2020 ranged from 43.0 (lunch) to 51.9 (dinner) in males and from 45.7 (breakfast) to 52.0 (dinner) in females. Multilev

SUBMITTER: Shinozaki N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377557 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature