New Tools for Health: COMUNI Questionnaire to Measure Dietary Quality of University Menus.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: The university stage is a critical period for consolidating dietary habits that influence future health. University canteens therefore play a key role in providing menus aligned with nutritional recommendations. As menu composition shapes students' access to healthy food, its evaluation also has equity implications. This study aimed to apply a newly designed questionnaire-the COMUNI questionnaire-intended to provide a rapid, user-friendly, and transferable method for evaluating the dietary quality of lunch menus offered in university canteens. Methods: Two versions of the 13-item COMUNI questionnaire were developed: COMUNI-1 for single-option menus and COMUNI-2 for menus offering multiple first- and second-course choices. The tool evaluates the frequenc

SUBMITTER: de Mateo Silleras B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12736357 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature