A multi-dimensional Sustainable Diet Index (SDI) for Ghanaian adults under transition: the RODAM Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The sustainability of diets consumed by African populations under socio-economic transition remains to be determined. This study developed and characterized a multi-dimensional Sustainable Diet Index (SDI) reflecting healthfulness, climate-friendliness, sociocultural benefits, and financial affordability using individual-level data of adults in rural and urban Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe to identify the role of living environment in dietary sustainability.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from the multi-centre Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants Study (N = 3169; age range: 25-70 years). For the SDI construct (0-16 score points), we used the Diet Quality Index-International, food-related greenhouse gas emission, the ratio of natura

SUBMITTER: Okekunle AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature