Plant- and animal-protein diets in relation to sociodemographic drivers, quality, and cost: findings from the Seattle Obesity Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Promoting plant-based proteins is at the forefront of many initiatives in public health nutrition.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to characterize the sociodemographic drivers of plant-based protein diet consumption, and to study these in relation to diet quality and cost.

Methods

The Seattle Obesity Study series (SOS I and II) yielded the study sample (n = 1636). Sociodemographic data were obtained by survey self-report. Diet quality and cost came from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Food-Frequency Questionnaire linked to retail food prices. The Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI-2010) and mean adequacy ratio (MAR) served as measures of diet quality. Linear regressions with robust standard errors examined associations.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Aggarwal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6669134 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature