Local food procurement behavior and overall diet quality among adults in Quebec: results from the NutriQuebec project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consumption of locally produced foods is generally perceived as being part of a healthy dietary pattern. Accordingly, in 2020, the provincial government of Québec (Canada) promoted the purchase of local foods for economic and health benefits. The present cross-sectional study aimed to document the association between the behavior of local food procurement and overall diet quality in a sample of adults from the province of Québec.

Methods

Data were collected in a sample of 834 adults (86.6% females) from the NutriQuébec project, a web-based longitudinal population study that aims to document the lifestyle and eating habits of adults in Québec, Canada. Dietary intakes were measured using a validated web-based 24-h recall tool and diet quality was assessed using the

SUBMITTER: Rochette M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11566519 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature