Meal planning is associated with food variety, diet quality and body weight status in a large sample of French adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meal planning could be a potential tool to offset time scarcity and therefore encourage home meal preparation, which has been linked with an improved diet quality. However, to date, meal planning has received little attention in the scientific literature. The aim of our cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between meal planning and diet quality, including adherence to nutritional guidelines and food variety, as well as weight status.

Methods

Meal planning, i.e. planning ahead the foods that will be eaten for the next few days, was assessed in 40,554 participants of the web-based observational NutriNet-Santé study. Dietary measurements included intakes of energy, nutrients, food groups, and adherence to the French nutritional guidelines (mPNNS-G

SUBMITTER: Ducrot P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5288891 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature