Planetary health diet, mediterranean diet and micronutrient intake adequacy in the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our study aimed to investigate and compare the association between adherence to a priori Planetary Health Diet Index and two well-known Mediterranean indices, the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) and the Mediterranean Adherence Screener (MEDAS), and micronutrient intake adequacy.

Methods

We assessed 18,259 Spanish university graduates at baseline who participated in the SUN cohort using a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Inadequate intake of Zn, I, Se, Fe, Ca, P, Mg, Cr, K, vitamins B₁, B₂, B₃, B₆, B₁₂, C, A, D, E, and folic acid was evaluated using the estimated average requirement (EAR) cut-point approach and the probabilistic approach. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to estim

SUBMITTER: Guzman-Castellanos KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11982129 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature