Monetary Diet Cost, Diet Quality, and Parental Socioeconomic Status in Spanish Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Using a food-based analysis, healthy dietary patterns in adults are more expensive than less healthy ones; studies are needed in youth. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to determine relationships between monetary daily diet cost, diet quality, and parental socioeconomic status.

Design and methods

Data were obtained from a representative national sample of 3534 children and young people in Spain, aged 2 to 24 years. Dietary assessment was performed with a 24-hour recall. Mediterranean diet adherence was measured by the KIDMED questionnaire. Average food cost was calculated from official Spanish government data. Monetary daily diet cost was expressed as euros per day (€/d) and euros per day standardized to a 1000kcal diet (€/1000kcal/d).

Results<

SUBMITTER: Schroder H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5021338 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature