Diet quality and food insecurity in Lebanon: insights into dietary diversity, mediterranean diet adherence, and phytochemical intake among adults.

ABSTRACT: Lebanon is undergoing a nutrition transition that increases the risk of nutritional deficiencies and noncommunicable diseases. This study assessed diet quality-measured by adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), household dietary diversity (HDD), and the dietary phytochemical index (DPI)-and examined its associations with sociodemographic factors and food insecurity (FI) among Lebanese adults. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to September 2022, involving a nationally representative sample of 444 adults aged 18-64 years. Participants were selected using a stratified cluster sampling technique across the eight Lebanese governorates. Data were collected through face-to-face anthropometric assessments and phone-based dietary and sociodemographic questionnaires. Dietary intake

SUBMITTER: Abboud M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12274531 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature