Which dietary shifts to improve nutritional quality while reducing diet cost in the French West Indies?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The French West Indies are facing increasing rates of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases. Food prices are more than 30% higher compared with mainland France, while a large part of the population is socioeconomically disadvantaged. The affordability of a healthy diet is a key issue.

Objective

To identify dietary shifts allowing to achieve nutritional adequacy while reducing the cost of Guadeloupean and Martinican adult diets.

Methods

Dietary intakes of 1112 adults (≥ 16y) were obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted on a representative sample of the Guadeloupean and Martinican populations. Diet cost was based on mean prices of 1357 foods compiled from a Martinican supermarket website. Individual optimized diets respecting all nutritional reco

SUBMITTER: Perignon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773920 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature